This is a prime example of when conservatives claimed that the transgender bathroom controversy was a slippery slope. While not all transgender women that go into the female bathrooms will sexually assault children, there is still a possibility that it can happen. That being said, was there a way that this could have been prevented? I would say, not likely.

I don’t think there is a way to prevent trans people from using the bathroom they like when there is no obvious tell that they are transgender. Many trans women and trans men are what are considered “passing”, this means they look almost or completely the same as a biological male or female. The regular person would not be able to tell that they are transgender. On the other side, for a trans person that isn’t passing, it would be obvious to tell they are transgender.

The issue of the bathroom debate on the conservative/libertarian side brings up the sentiment that “private businesses can do whatever they want regarding bathroom policies.” Whereas the left argues that private firms do not have the right or authority to dictate their own bathroom policies, and that if the private firm were to make a policy that said trans people have to use their birth gender bathroom, it would be against their inherent rights.

The whole argument relies on whether or not it’s a person’s right to use whatever bathroom they choose. I would argue not, it’s not a person’s right to infringe on a private firms rules regarding their property. When it comes down to the base-line issue, private firm’s bathrooms are the company’s property, and they should decide what they want to do with that property.

Another facet of the conversation is whether or not the gov’t has the ability to dictate bathroom policies regarding public restrooms. I would say yes they do have the ability, public restrooms are gov’t property, which is taxpayer money. Taxpayers have a choice in the policies of their public restrooms, taxpayers elect their representatives and those people then represent their constituency's wishes in the gov’t. If I elect a representative that is against trans people using whatever bathroom they want, that is entirely within the legal capacity of the gov’t.

Some people who argue against private and public bathroom policies frequently bring up the idea, “How are you going to check if they are trans, are you going to ask them to pull down their pants?”

Many of the arguments that the left makes against public/private bathroom policies is riddled with sentiments like this. The question itself lies in the realm of stupidity, like many of the absurd questions that the left poses for issues such as this. Of course not, nobody in a store or private firm, nor a public area would be willing to check somebody’s genitals to ensure they are not trans. At the end of the day, if you are a passing trans person, and you don’t do anything questionable in the bathroom of your chosen gender, nobody is going to notice. The only people that will notice is when you obviously look like a man, while you are in the female bathroom, or vice versa. People don’t go to the bathroom to make small talk, they go to the bathroom to take care of their business. To act like people will ask you if you are trans while in the bathroom is absurd. At the end of the day, just do the right thing, don’t bother people in the bathroom, just do your business and get out.