The administration of Indiana Governor Mike Pence is taking further action to respond to outrage that resulted from the state’s recently passed Religious Freedom law. Frustrated and tired of struggling with the legislative process, Pence is now turning to executive orders. On Monday a spokesperson for the administration stated:
“The Governor has just announced that two new classes of restrooms will be built in all state-owned buildings. In addition to traditional Men’s and Women’s rooms, all public facilities will now have a Gay Men’s Room and a Lesbian Women’s room. The logic and justification for this is solid and based on common experience – you’re a guy sitting on the can and someone walks up to the door. You see an eyeball peering through the crack next to the door. The guy apologizes and claims that he didn’t know someone was in there. He was just looking for an empty stall. But you know the truth – you’re being cruised.
It’s the same thing in the Women’s room. You’re at the sink. Some woman walks up and asks for a tissue. But when she smiles you know she’s after more than just a tissue. The Governor’s generous accommodation removes this common conflict while preserving freedom for all restroom users.”
Asked if the Governor is acting out of ignorance and baseless fears not supported by facts, the spokesman replied:
“No, this is just like that Al-Qaeda plot to infiltrate the state Senate. No one wanted to believe the plot was real. But it was. It’s how we got the last law passed.”
Concluding his statement, Pence’s spokesman said:
“The Governor has assured me that the facilities will be separate, but equal. The toilet paper in the new restrooms will be the same soft 4-ply used in the original restrooms.”
So who is going to end up having to use the barn in the picture?
This pisses me off. I hope the governor’s initiative gets stalled.