Why Initiative 1552?

In December of 2015, the Washington State Human Rights Commission, a group of five unelected bureaucrats appointed by Gov. Inslee, ignored common sense and imposed a statewide mandate requiring all businesses and places of public accommodation (including schools) to open their locker rooms, showers, spas and bathrooms on the basis of gender identity. This means that people of any sex can enter a locker room of the opposite sex and defend their right to be there.

There are reported incidents of men who have taken advantage of the open access this allows. A woman in Seattle walked into her gym to find a naked man. She and the other women couldn’t complain to the management because the business has to abide by the current ruling. I strongly believe that the privacy and safety of women and children should be protected!

I-1552: repeals the open bathroom/locker room mandate, removes liabilities from businesses, and requires schools to maintain sex-specific facilities with alternative accommodations when needed. See www.justwantprivacy.org for more information.

If 330,00 signatures are gathered by July 7, this initiative will be placed on the November ballot and we can have a say in repealing this badly written law.

Grace Zentz

Spokane