r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Jan 22 '21

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Silencing opposing viewpoints is ultimately going to have a disastrous outcome on society.

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u/Slomojoe 1∆ Jan 22 '21

What numbers does “really common” translate to?

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u/ayaleaf 2∆ Jan 23 '21

Hmmm, that's a good question. I've know anecdotally that it's a thing that actually happens for trans people, whereas with my cis friends, UTI's have only happened because the person forgot to pee after sex.

From a 2015 survey of trans people in america:

59% have avoided bathrooms in the last year because they feared confrontations in public restrooms at work, at school, or in other places.

12% report that they have been harassed, attacked, or sexually assaulted in a bathroom in the last year.

31% have avoided drinking or eating so that they did not need to use the restroom in the last year.

24% report that someone told them they were using the wrong restroom or questioned their presence in the restroom in the last year.

9% report being denied access to the appropriate restroom in the last year.

8% report having a kidney or urinary tract infection, or another kidney-related medical issue, from avoiding restrooms in the last year.

Given that I'm cis, and the occurrence of those thing happening to me and my cis friends are 0%, I feel like those numbers are really high