#WeJustNeedToPee, #Occupotty, #TransLivesMatter

I don't use twitter myself. And I've never ever taken a selfie. And I spent the entirety of January and February working on the autobiography project. So I'm probably quite slow on the uptake and late with the info.

Apparently the bathroom selfie campaign has gone viral.

The problem is simple. The question is simple. But the issue is apparently too complex for some people to figure out.

So I guess it is up to me to try to 'splain, it Lucy.

Visual aids probably work best.

Brae Carnes has been part of the campaign. The 23-year-old Victoria, BC resident says, "I'm giving them what they want."

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Is this really the person you think is going to rape your wives and molest you children?

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Do you really want her sharing a restroom with your sons, husbands and boyfriends? Don't blame us that leads to your marriage crumbling...or your boyfrind dumping you...or your son growing up sexually fixated on transgender women.

I'm actively showing them what it would look like if that became law and how completely ridiculous it is. It's just not right.

--Carnes

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By the way, the Plett mentioned is Canadian Senator Don Plett who has introduced legislation in Canada exempting public washrooms from a hate crimes bill in Canada.

I'm trying to give the conservatives what they want, and in doing so highlight their error in judgement," Carnes told The Huffington Post. "It is very important because many trans people do not want to be public figures, they just want to live the lives they have fought for. This visibility is important because it shows just how many of us there are, and that we don't all fit into one stereotype. Trans lives matter.

--Brae Carnes

The Victoria resident said it's uncomfortable for everyone in the men's bathroom, including herself, when she enters.

"There's a sense of, oh, I'm in the wrong place," she said.

"And it's scary. Luckily, I haven't had any altercations in the men's room thus far. But they look at me like, 'What is she doing here?' It's very awkward for them and it puts them in an awkward situation."

On the flip side, the plethora of bills requiring bathroom usage by birth sex never considers the full extent of implications.

Michael Hughes (@_michaelhughes1) does his part:

Florida's #hb583 and Minnesota's #sf1543 will make guys like me use women's facilities. This is what that will look like. Trans people aren't trying to access bathrooms to creep on people in there, #wejustneedtopee"

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I'm hoping that even the most conservative lawmakers and voters will be able to look at them, take a step back.

--Hughes

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Those youth, those 16, 17-year-old people just coming to terms with who they are. It's going to hurt them. It's going to be tremendous.

Just going to the bathroom in high school was a nightmare for me. I would get nauseous just at the thought of having to go.

--Hughes

Hughes is now a mentor for young transpeople in Minnesota.

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