Michelle Duggar Receiving Criticism For Opposing Transgender City Ordinance

Michelle Duggar of "19 Kids and Counting" is reportedly receiving criticism for participating in a "robocall" for her state that decries a city ordinance regarding transgender laws.

In the robocall that is being distributed throughout Northwest Arkansas, Duggar encourages residents in Fayetteville to oppose a city ordinance regarding discrimination against transgender members of the community.

"Hello, this is Michelle Duggar. I'm calling to inform you of some shocking news that would affect the safety of Northwest Arkansas women and children. The Fayetteville City Council is voting on an ordinance this Tuesday night that would allow men – yes, I said men – to use women's and girls' restrooms, locker rooms, showers, sleeping areas and other areas that are designated for females only," Duggar says in the robocall.

"I don't believe the citizens of Fayetteville would want males with past child predator convictions that claim they are female to have a legal right to enter private areas that are reserved for women and girls. I doubt that Fayetteville parents would stand for a law that would endanger their daughters or allow them to be traumatized by a man joining them in their private space. We should never place the preference of an adult over the safety and innocence of a child. Parents, who do you want undressing next to your daughter at the public swimming pool's private changing area?" Duggar concludes.

The ordinance Duggar is referring to is reportedly meant to ensure transgender members of the community are not discriminated against when seeking housing, employment, or other public accommodations. The ordinance reportedly seeks to ensure transgender people can use facilities in accordance with the sex they identify with, rather than the sex they were born with.

The ordinance would appoint a "civil rights administrator, who would be able to use the city's powers to ensure 'all persons within the city have equal access to employment, housing, and public accommodations.'"