Coed locker room plan sparks surge of outrage

A surge of outrage is developing in Maryland, where the governing council in Montgomery County is planning to vote on a plan to open the doors of its public restrooms, locker rooms and other facilities to those who "perceive" they are that gender.

"From what I'm reading, the person with the gender identify confusion is being protected by what she or he FEELS he or she is. Thus, we'd have to protect this person's gender based upon what is in his or her MIND. So, if I'm in a bathroom all by myself late at night, and a man walks in, I am supposed to be okay with this? If I'm at a pool, in a women's locker room, and a man walks in ? I'm supposed to be okay with this? This is truly unbelievable, and I'm embarrassed that Montgomery County is even spending its time on this piece of nonsense," a resident, identified as "Lisa," wrote to her elected representative on the board.

WND reported on the pending proposal, facing a vote by county officials in a little more than a week, after Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays raised some concerns.

The report caught the attention of a Canadian WND reader, who notified his friends, who live in Maryland.

Lisa told WND she first called her county offices and asked them about the proposal, and was told that such "open doors" for those who perceive themselves of a gender other than their physical characteristics wasn't possible.

"I heard about Bill 23-07, and, frankly, was shocked. I went to your website and pulled up the bill and read it," Lisa said in her letter to county officials.

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