He fought against anti-trans bathroom bills a decade ago. Now Michael Hughes is fighting back again

He fought against anti-trans bathroom bills a decade ago. Now Michael Hughes is fighting back again

ROCHESTER — Ten years ago, Rochester resident Michael Hughes, a transgender man, set off a social media firestorm when he posted a selfie of himself in a women’s bathroom. At the time, debate was breaking out across the nation about whether trans people should be allowed to use public restrooms that align with their gender identity. States were passing laws limiting which bathrooms and restrooms trans people could use. Thirteen states now have s…

Séamas O'Reilly: Trans people have spent a decade being attacked in a moral panic

The poor provision of unisex children’s facilities— which reinforces gender stereotypes and inconveniences women and men both — was, incidentally, an issue I remember being quite talked-about a decade or so ago