Tackling "the Bathroom Issue" (its a trans thing)?

I tackled this exact same issue going up against the board of regeants and the president of our university.

What we did, was we got a group of politically aware/activist type GLBT people to do the research we needed. We provided documentation of how trans people are the highest rates for hate crimes against them, and trans violence, which could happen if a trans person were in the wrong restroom for them.

We also provided documentation of a petition signed by other students on campus that agreed with our agenda to take to these people as proof that it was not just our group, but the student body as a whole that felt this way.

Our issue was not over just trans bathrooms though, but we wanted to add gender identity and expression to our campus anti-discrimination policy in general.

We presented all this documentation to our university president on her "open door policy" day where students could go in and speak to her directly about student concerns and suggestions. So we waited for that and then showed her all the documentation, and a group of about 40 of us went into her office to speak to her about how we felt about this issue.

We also presented the issue as legislation to be handled by our Associated Student Government (ASG). That legislation passed ASG, which was even MORE positive affirmation to present towards this issue.

Unfortunately though, the university president agreed with us, but the board of regeants did not. They felt that at a texas public institution, the matter would not be handled well, parents would get upset, and the university would lose funding...blah blah blah.

BUT..at least we were HEARD, and we feel that getting that education out there was at least the first step.

They did that at Manchester University, it was on the local news. They changes all the toilets to unisex, I thought it was a good idea. The girl who spearheaded the campaign seemed a bit self-righteous though.

I think a person should use the bathroom for the gender they represent themselves as, regardless of the actual 'plumbing'.

Ideally, no one should be seeing what's between your legs. But someone who looks like a female walking into the men's room (or especially viceversa) would be highly inappropriate and disruptive.

Jay... My apologies for posting without having an answer to your question. But I just had to say I am LMAO at the need to tell you about who is trans. lol Did someone leave the Straight door open or what lol

sorry

I just had to comment how sad it is that Bryant somehow felt it necessary to compare a real life struggle to something you find in an anime.

Really how sad.

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that would explain the abundance of single-stall unisex restrooms on our campus. And naive me thought it is due to older buildings. :)

Great question.

I really wanted to offer you some encouragement.

Sorry...

I hope this goes well for you, and I hope you find what you are looking for.

You realize that transgender means that you only appear as the opposite sex. Not necessarily meaning you have their organ. In anime "Ouran High School Host Club", the father is a transvestite. He only dresses like a woman, but has a male organ. Why else would he have a daughter? Men can't ovulate.

So, what's your goal? Are you trying to make it so that a man dressed as a woman can still use the men's room? Sure, why not?!

I guess I'm just missing your question.