Right wing christianist propaganda will use religious rhetoric to fight bills such as this. Their dishonesty, however, betrays their moral and intellectual bankruptcy and shows it to the world, if the world has its eyes open. Non discrimination laws do not affect safety, they do not affect the legal practice of religion. Religious practice does NOT afford special rights to discriminate.

P call for the people and Senate of Nevada to support and pass this bill.

Trans people can be any orientation. Straight, gay, lesbian and bisexual trans people exist in the world, and in Nevada. Being transgender has to do with identity, not orientation. In other words, it’s about who you are, not who you fall in love with. That said, trans people are the most visible representatives of the LGBT community and therefore suffer from most of the anti-LGBT prejudice and discrimination. This translates into lost jobs, unemployment, underemployment and often illegal attempts to make a living since legal avenues have been blocked.

The first inclusive non discrimination law, one that included trans people, was passed in Minnesota in 1976. Since then, 12 other states and almost 100 cities and counties have passed similar laws. In those 33 years, not one case exists where a trans person harassed or molested anyone in a public bathroom. The opponents of this bill raise a specter of fear and loathing in their arguments but have no facts at all to back up their case. The entire “predators in bathrooms” meme is a dishonest scare tactic used by people who have no real reasons except their own prejudice to inform their opposition.

Including GLBT people into the current non discrimination law is a good idea, one whose time has come and it should be passed as soon as possible.