mkay, so being the one who posted the article, and, being someone who would be affected by this, I find it appropriate to weigh in here.
I have to correct a point made earlier; biologically speaking, there are more than two genders. Some people are born as both genders as well. Additionally, how do you possibly start to argue what gender someone is? You're "assigned" a physical gender by nature, but if you're in the middle of, or have transitioned to, a gender other than that in which you were born, why does this even matter enough to be brough up as an issue? Additionally, my thoughts on this are along the lines of how well the federal government will like it tat a state ius trying to pass a law that would actually break certain HIPAA laws; being a federal law, I see that causing ALOT of issues..
One thing I want to point out though, is that this is not a debate about whether or not more than two genders exist; it's a pretty widely accepted fact that transgender people are people as well, and that some people identify as neither, both, male, or female. Doesn't really matter what someone's opinion is on that part of the topic (though I acknowledge everyone is of course entitled to said opinion). My topic is meant as a debate about the ethics of the bill, and your reaction and discussions about it.