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Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers... by freemint on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @04:46PM (#27610103)
While you are throwaway I am still gonna remind you of "assuming good faith" is one of core tenants of hn.

Other things that are exploitable: driving vans/cars in cities as they can be driven into crowds.

I agree that it is thinkable that some people might want to exploit these rules. However I haven't seen anything that suggest abuse will be rampant enough and not be able to be dealt using existing laws and shaming exploiters. So I think we should give trans people their rights and deal with perverts and abuser separately.

A cost on switching can be imposed but it shouldn't make it more stigmatising or harder on trans people ideally.

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Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers... by fastball on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @05:26PM (#27610609)
How would you see anything to suggest abuse will be rampant before the abuse is even viable?

There have already been people I would describe as attempting to abuse[1] the nascent systems that do exist.

[1] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/23/canadian-transge...

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