Three transgender youth removed from bus for discussing bisexuality.

[The Philosopher]

from The Pacific Northwest Inlander

It was 16-year-old Mat Kellogg’s first time riding the bus in Spokane. But Kellogg, a kid from Deer Park attending Spokane Falls Community College, never finished that ride.

Nor did Jessica Jahn, 21, and Kaitlyn Bahn, 24, who were with him. They are all transsexuals — born one gender but taking hormones to become the other. And they all say they were kicked off the bus in the middle of a South Hill neighborhood, a mile from their bus stop, for discussing bisexuality.

Yet, the riders say that their conversation was never explicit or offensive — unless the words “bisexual” or “queer” are offensive — and that by the time they were actually kicked off the bus, there were no other passengers onboard.

“I know she broke the law,” Jahn says of the bus driver.

According to a short statement issued by the STA Monday, the driver “asked three teenagers to leave the bus because she believed the content of their conversation, which could be heard by other passengers, was not appropriate on the bus.”

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[Swede Atlanta]

1. So what kind of conversation is appropriate?

I'm sure if they were talking about how bad Obama was, how everyone should be able to own a gun, that abortion should be outlawed, that corporations are suffering and for the unemployed to fuck themselves, that would have been just fine. That is especially ironic since the bus driver is among the 995 Stupid eastern Washington Fucks.

[MNBrewer]

2. I've heard far more offensive things on my bus rides

What's up with people all of a sudden deciding to kick us off busses? Is it time for a "bus boycott"?

[RetiredTrotskyite]

4. Could Very Well Be...

Sick of GLBT people getting tossed off the bus when someone doesn't like us or what we are saying. Sick asshat bus driver.

[NMMNG]

3. Now the bus drivers are conversation police?

:eyes:

[Initech]

5. What law did they break?

[LenaGayle]

6. I am new here, this is my first post.

Just this last Friday a friend (mtf)of mine was on a city bus in Louisville KY, and for 45 minutes was constantly insulted by a middle age couple. No one came to her defense. Like "most" of us when we are alone we remain silent when out. Peace to all.

[William769]

7. Thats just sad.

I'm getting ready to write a piece on bullying which is probably going to piss off a lot of people of course they will not admit to it publicly but they are the one's to sit idly by when it happens & say nothing. They are just as guilty.

EDIT: forgive my manners, I forgot to welcome you to DU, so friend.

[Angry Dragon]

8. Welcome to DU

[NMMNG]

9. I'm sorry to hear that

Had I been on that bus I would have given that couple a piece of my mind, and given your friend some support.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

10. Welcome to DU

[Zorra]

11. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

I wish I could have been there. I'm really good at very sweetly disarming and embarrassing rude, obnoxious bigots.

I'm pretty good at telling them to fuck off also, but that's not as effective when there's an audience.

[eppur_se_muova]

12. Um, *college* students? And all but one legal age?

These adults can't discuss their own lives in public?

It's not like there were toddlers on this bus.

[tonekat]

13. Send that idiot bus driver to work in the DC bus system

Since she needs to learn about what is truly inappropriate, and what is just young people having a discussion.