Massachusetts lawmakers are considering what is commonly referred to now as a "bathroom bill."
Activists want to add transgender to the Bay State's existing "hate crimes" bill. Evelyn Reilly, director of public policy for the Massachusetts Family Institute, tells OneNewsNow that lawmakers who support the measure are bowing to a fraction of the population -- and in that process, are endangering women and children. "[For example] if...a man believes or pretends to believe that he is actually a woman, then you could not question, challenge, or stop him from entering a woman's bathroom, shower, locker room, fitness facility, or whatever," she explains. And that, she notes, provides opportunity for a rapist or child molester. But according to Reilly, activists pushing H.B. 1728 are not worried about the potential price people will pay. "They seem so bent on getting what they want that they don't care how it impacts anyone else," she laments. "But we as citizens need to be concerned about the common good." The website NoBathroomBill.com -- which is co-sponsored by Riley's organization -- provides resources and contact information for individuals and churches that wish to lobby lawmakers to vote the bill down. A hearing will be held July 1 at the state house.
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