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I was pointed at the following article earlier:
http://www.popall.co.uk/news/2000/pubpaysdamagestobannedsexswapdrinker.asp
( Original article under cut )
I'm pleased that the trans woman concerned won damages. However, the tone of the article is mightily offensive.
That this comes from a group of solicitors is deeply troubling, they ought to know better than to be apparently siding with discrimination against trans people.
The excuse given "…all businesses will now have to go out of their way to ensure they do not offend [transsexuals]. The effect will be more bureaucratic worry for firms already struggling with red tape…" is oh so reminiscent of those used when the race relations act was brought in.
It's not a bureaucratic nightmare to treat people like human beings, it's actually quite simple to treat people with dignity and respect. It's more difficult, time consuming, and ultimately expensive to treat folks like they are a lump of dogshit stuck to your shoe.
ETA: A bit of digging, as it's not immediately obvious, is that the article is from May 4th, 2000. However, the point still stands that it attitude of the solicitors is and remains unacceptable.
http://www.popall.co.uk/news/2000/pubpaysdamagestobannedsexswapdrinker.asp
( Original article under cut )
I'm pleased that the trans woman concerned won damages. However, the tone of the article is mightily offensive.
That this comes from a group of solicitors is deeply troubling, they ought to know better than to be apparently siding with discrimination against trans people.
The excuse given "…all businesses will now have to go out of their way to ensure they do not offend [transsexuals]. The effect will be more bureaucratic worry for firms already struggling with red tape…" is oh so reminiscent of those used when the race relations act was brought in.
It's not a bureaucratic nightmare to treat people like human beings, it's actually quite simple to treat people with dignity and respect. It's more difficult, time consuming, and ultimately expensive to treat folks like they are a lump of dogshit stuck to your shoe.
ETA: A bit of digging, as it's not immediately obvious, is that the article is from May 4th, 2000. However, the point still stands that it attitude of the solicitors is and remains unacceptable.
