"Identification Unnecessary...."

WOW... First of all, this article is worthless. As a writer and copy editor for the Daily Trojan, I can't believe that they chose to run it. A First Amendment publication like the Daily Trojan allows for freedom of speech and press. This means that any one is free to say whatever they want...even if it's offensive and repulsive. In this case, I feel like the author is delusional and I feel sorry for the poor freshman. She should be enrolled in the SWMS 215 class. The author says, "Does there have to be a specific prohibition against discriminating for “gender identity and expression”? Surely there are larger problems to worry about." Is she serious? What larger problems could she be referring too? As if discrimination was such a minimal issue. She claims to think that gays, lesbians, transgenders and transsexuals make a personal choice to be different and that therefore "anti-discrimination" laws should not protect such individuals. Her opinions are completely prejudicial and disgusting but it's her opinion. She then states that transgender people earn wages below poverty levels due to lack of education and socio-economic status... but really...how does she know that the people she is stating are not educated? You can't make the appropriate assumptions and statements without data, so maybe she would have benefited more if she spoke to an actual sociologist who has surveyed this cohort. This freshman is clearly bias and has no real data to prove her point. Respectfully speaking, this article is garbage.