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minus-squareharderian729@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoThat’s weird. They can refuse people using their bathrooms if they don’t pay, I figured denying them for other reasons was also on the table.
minus-squareneptune@dmv.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoHow could it be? Are they checking birth certificates?
minus-squareharderian729@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoI mean, they shouldn’t even have to check birth certificates. What’s stopping a business from saying you can’t use their restrooms just because they feel like it?
minus-squareneptune@dmv.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoWell potentially nothing? Until someone says “why?” and then it becomes gender discrimination
minus-squareharderian729@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoDoes a business even have to answer that question?
That’s weird. They can refuse people using their bathrooms if they don’t pay, I figured denying them for other reasons was also on the table.
How could it be? Are they checking birth certificates?
I mean, they shouldn’t even have to check birth certificates.
What’s stopping a business from saying you can’t use their restrooms just because they feel like it?
Well potentially nothing? Until someone says “why?” and then it becomes gender discrimination
Does a business even have to answer that question?