Letter: It's Republican politicians who need their own bathrooms

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Here we go again. Another Utah lawsuit, this time on the new guidelines of the transgender bathroom debate.

Utah's attorney general says this is about federal overreach and three members of the Alpine School District Board of Education argue that this is "an invasion of the rights of a majority." I wonder what civil rights would look like if each state were allowed to make their "own rules" in favor of the majority.

As for the bathroom debate, there have been no instances in which a trans person assaulted someone in a public restroom. However, John Hinson, former Mississippi Congressman; Larry Craig, senator from Idaho; and Florida state Rep. Bob Allen have been caught performing lewd acts in public restrooms.

If the goal is truly to protect individuals while using public restrooms, then it is Republican politicians who need their own bathroom.

Michele Stuart

Salt Lake City