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We Just Need to Pee is a hashtag campaign launched in protest of various laws aimed at preventing transgender people from entering bathrooms of genders not specified on their birth certificates.

Background

In February 2015, Canadian Senator Donald Plett made several public statements in favor of a controversial amendment to Bill C-279, aimed at preventing pre-op transgender people from entering washrooms of the gender they identify with. In defense of the amendment, Plett argued that allowing trans women into women's restrooms "allows for pedophiles to take advantage of legislation that we have in place."[2] That month, Canadian trans woman Brae Carnes began posting selfie photographs of herself in front of urinals inside men's restrooms while holding a sign reading "Plett Put Me Here" (shown below).

"source":https://www.facebook.com/243187555786581/photos/pb.243187555786581.-2207520000.1462385778./659653340806665/?type=3&theater
"source":https://www.facebook.com/243187555786581/photos/pb.243187555786581.-2207520000.1462385778./659653394139993/?type=3&theater
"source":https://www.facebook.com/243187555786581/photos/pb.243187555786581.-2207520000.1462385778./659653597473306/?type=3&theater

Notable Developments

The following month, other transgender rights activists began posting selfie photographs on social media taken in bathrooms matching their biological sex along with the hashtags #PlettPutMeHere" and "#WeJustNeedToPee"[1] (shown below).

"source":https://twitter.com/_michaelhughes1/status/575907667639566339
"source":https://twitter.com/CarolineMiriel/status/574337620748189696/photo/1
"source":https://twitter.com/KeggMcmuff/status/575743176410992640/photo/1

On March 14th, the LGBT news site Advocate[4] and BBC News[5] published articles about the hashtag campaign. On MAy 1st, YouTuber Lauren Bracken posted an animated video about the transgender bathroom debate title "We Just Need to Pee" (shown below, left). On May 21st, YouTuber FinnTheInfinncible, a trans man, posted a video titled "We just need to pee!", which criticized proposed legislation aimed at penalizing transgender people from entering public restrooms of the gender they identify as (shown below, right).

North Carolina’s Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act

On February 22nd, Charlotte, North Carolina passed a city ordinance prohibiting sexual orientation or preference-based discrimination in public accommodations (like bathrooms), passenger vehicles for hire and city contractors. A month later, on March 23rd, the North Carolina State Legislature passed the bill HB2, which banned people from using bathrooms of the gender not specified on their birth certificate. Following the bill's passage, the #WeJustNeedToPee hashtag saw a resurgence in popularity among those protesting the legislation. On April 15th, Advocate[6] published a slideshow highlighting 16 notable examples of the hashtag (shown below).

"source":http://www.advocate.com/transgender/2016/4/15/19-images-show-wejustneedtopee
"source":http://www.advocate.com/transgender/2016/4/15/19-images-show-wejustneedtopee

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Overview

We Just Need to Pee is a hashtag campaign launched in protest of various laws aimed at preventing transgender people from entering bathrooms of genders not specified on their birth certificates.

Background

In February 2015, Canadian Senator Donald Plett made several public statements in favor of a controversial amendment to Bill C-279, aimed at preventing pre-op transgender people from entering washrooms of the gender they identify with. In defense of the amendment, Plett argued that allowing trans women into women's restrooms "allows for pedophiles to take advantage of legislation that we have in place."[2] That month, Canadian trans woman Brae Carnes began posting selfie photographs of herself in front of urinals inside men's restrooms while holding a sign reading "Plett Put Me Here" (shown below).


"source":https://www.facebook.com/243187555786581/photos/pb.243187555786581.-2207520000.1462385778./659653340806665/?type=3&theater "source":https://www.facebook.com/243187555786581/photos/pb.243187555786581.-2207520000.1462385778./659653394139993/?type=3&theater "source":https://www.facebook.com/243187555786581/photos/pb.243187555786581.-2207520000.1462385778./659653597473306/?type=3&theater

Notable Developments

The following month, other transgender rights activists began posting selfie photographs on social media taken in bathrooms matching their biological sex along with the hashtags #PlettPutMeHere" and "#WeJustNeedToPee"[1] (shown below).


"source":https://twitter.com/_michaelhughes1/status/575907667639566339 "source":https://twitter.com/CarolineMiriel/status/574337620748189696/photo/1 "source":https://twitter.com/KeggMcmuff/status/575743176410992640/photo/1

On March 14th, the LGBT news site Advocate[4] and BBC News[5] published articles about the hashtag campaign. On MAy 1st, YouTuber Lauren Bracken posted an animated video about the transgender bathroom debate title "We Just Need to Pee" (shown below, left). On May 21st, YouTuber FinnTheInfinncible, a trans man, posted a video titled "We just need to pee!", which criticized proposed legislation aimed at penalizing transgender people from entering public restrooms of the gender they identify as (shown below, right).



North Carolina’s Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act

On February 22nd, Charlotte, North Carolina passed a city ordinance prohibiting sexual orientation or preference-based discrimination in public accommodations (like bathrooms), passenger vehicles for hire and city contractors. A month later, on March 23rd, the North Carolina State Legislature passed the bill HB2, which banned people from using bathrooms of the gender not specified on their birth certificate. Following the bill's passage, the #WeJustNeedToPee hashtag saw a resurgence in popularity among those protesting the legislation. On April 15th, Advocate[6] published a slideshow highlighting 16 notable examples of the hashtag (shown below).


"source":http://www.advocate.com/transgender/2016/4/15/19-images-show-wejustneedtopee "source":http://www.advocate.com/transgender/2016/4/15/19-images-show-wejustneedtopee

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Waiting politely for the world to discover common sense never works. Besides, it is no citizen's responsibility to put their own freedoms on hold in order to give the lowest common denominator time to get their shit together. The media of late has already ensured that trans people are highly visible to the public, so push back will happen no matter HOW gently trans people establish their place in society. As long as trans people exist, and they always will, many will be (illogically) uncomfortable about it. So why worry about their comfort at all? You just can't win in this situation. So if that's how its going to be no matter what, you bet your ass that I expect bathroom laws to be fair in the meantime. Civil rights movements only succeed in the long term when the oppressed are willing to be stubborn and unyielding in how they deserve to be treated.

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