Yelp is taking a stance to support transgender rights. In February, President Trump limited the rights of transgender students public schools by eliminating protections that the Obama administration had put in place. Obama’s protections allowed students to use bathrooms based on their gender identity.
Yelp which is a ratings and review website is using their product to support transgender rights. The Yelp website has a new feature that will help transgender people find businesses that provide gender neutral restrooms. This follows a movement by the tech industry to support this cause. The movement includes tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, and Google. Yelp also joined 52 other companies in support of a lawsuit brought by Gavin Grimm that will be heard by the Supreme Court this month.
I think it is amazing how Yelp and many other tech companies are coming together to support transgender rights. It’s ridiculous how our president is limiting transgender people to going to a specific bathroom based on the gender they were physically born with. I think that people should be allowed to go to any bathroom based on their gender identity.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/03/technology/yelp-transgender-bathroom-rights/index.html
I support Yelp and appreciate it's support along with other tech companies in the fight against discrimination of the transgender community. I am very irritated with the fact that people believe predators will use the community's rights to access a bathroom as a way to prey on women and children. Especially when there is no evidence that these predators come from the transgender community.
ReplyDeleteAmerica was finally progressing and then this greasy old man came in and ruined everything. At least giant corporations are trying to help make a change by standing up to this little man that is now in charge of the executive branch.
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