claim: "there have not been any public safety issues" in cities that allow transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify as.
author: chris sgro
evidence_1: jul 10, 2016 ... bathroom access for transgender people has recently become a focal point of ...  transgender-inclusive policies are not a safety risk. if they were, we would know  by now, as transgender people have been using public bathrooms and ... people —to use the bathroom that best matches their gender identity.
evidence_2: mar 7, 2017 ... the debate over transgender rights in america often gets reduced to ... bathroom  bills say they will protect public safety by ensuring that all people, including  transgender men and women, use public restrooms that correspond to their sex  at birth. ... but is there evidence to back some of their claims?
evidence_3: sep 12, 2018 ... ucla researchers examined restroom crime reports in mass. cities of similar ...  safety, finding no relation between public transgender bathroom access and ... 6  election have focused their campaign message on bathroom safety concerns.  they suggest that a new right for transgender people infringes on ...
evidence_4: a bathroom bill is the common name for legislation or a statute that defines  access to public toilets (restrooms)—by transgender individuals. bathroom bills  affect access to sex-segregated public facilities for an ... rights issues[show] ...  additionally, critics claim there have been no cases of a transgender person  attacking a ...
evidence_5: feb 22, 2017 ... here's how bathrooms became a hot-button issue in america. ... and it's not  solely about bathrooms; although the debate has largely gone to the .... people  use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity. ... pat mccrory  warned, "this shift in policy could also create major public safety issues by ...