# Do the existing rules prohibit people from debating the gender of people who identify as transgender?

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> [@TroutMan](#):
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> I think a debate about bathroom use could be allowed. But I argue that the debate would cross the line when the reason becomes “…because they aren’t real women.” If someone wants to argue for why trans women shouldn’t be allowed in the women’s bathroom, let them make that in a non-insulting way.

We’ve actually had threads on that. [This one, for example.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cis-women-do-you-have-an-issue-with-trans-women-whove-not-had-srs-in-the-womens-room/667327) I’d say it’s an example of how such a discussion should be done.

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