Politicians should have more to do than decide where people can pee

Why such a fascination with who pees where? Politicians across the country, including Wisconsin, remain intent on trying to determine which bathrooms public school students can use. State Rep. Jesse Kremer introduced a bill in Wisconsin’s last legislative session to force LBGT students to use the bathroom that corresponds with their sex at birth, rather than the sex with which they currently identify. That bill failed to advance, but Kremer is ready to try again. That is despite the fact that North Carolina, which passed similar legislation, is facing the loss of as much as $600 million in its economy after many sporting events and concerts boycotted the state over its restrictive law. Kremer insists his legislation is about protecting the privacy of all students. But which bathroom a fellow students uses doesn’t seem to be an issue for anyone but the politicians. We haven’t heard any issues of privacy or other concerns from those who, knowingly or not, use the same bathroom as someone of the opposite sex. Our lawmakers should focus on the truly important issues facing this state, and not meddle with where people relieve themselves.