Thursday, March 31, 2016

Transgenger using bathrooms


A question that has escalated way to far is should transgender Americans always be allowed to use the restrooms where they feel the most comfortable? And is it discrimination when they’re forced to do otherwise? In the Jim Crow era, bathrooms—alongside drinking fountains and lunch counters—were spots that may be set apart with "white only" signs. The restroom has additionally been a battleground for ladies and debilitated specialists battling for equivalent treatment in the work environment. On account of the way of things individuals do in the restroom, it can be a space where they feel revealed or powerless and in this way oppose change. Transgender students have reported being told that they needed to use a unisex nurse’s office or staff restroom—missing out on class time, being teased and feeling “isolated.” More than a quarter of transgender adults say they’ve been denied access to “gender-appropriate facilities.” In a study from UCLA’s Williams Institute, nearly 70% of transgender people said they had experienced verbal harassment in a situation involving gender-segregated bathrooms, while nearly 10% reported physical assault. Transgender people will often seek out unisex bathrooms to avoid conflict that makes them feel like they don’t belong in one space or the other. However, what’s in your pants does not define what type of person you are. We do not go into a bathroom to see people private areas. We go in there to handle business such as using it for looking at yourself. For guys when you go in the bathroom and you see another guy using it, you do not stand there and look at them. If a person feels like a girl on the inside, but looks like a boy on the outside, they should be able to use the bathroom in which ever on they like. You do not go to the bathroom to walk around naked, have sex or do anything else. You go there to use the bathroom. You are behind a stall. No one sees you, you don't see anyone. People tend to realize that before this law came about individuals have been going into the wrong bathrooms. Not just to use it but to do other things. It was one incident when I was in school and a boy went into the girl’s bathroom and took pictures of her while she was using it. Once they found out about it he did get in trouble. So I feel as if we should not make it a huge deal because at the end of the day people are going to do what they want. But how do you guys feel about the situation. 

3 comments:

  1. Reysha, I completely agree with your statement that transgender persons should be granted the ability to use the restroom they feel most comfortable with. It is often stated that women will have the biggest issue if they see a male walk into the restroom. As this may be true to some extent, I believe women will feel confused when a man first steps in, but to know that he identifies himself as "one of us" and is not trying any funny business, there is no problem. It is a restroom. We always see kids of the opposite sex walk in a public bathroom to use it and we think it is okay because they are little. There isn't much of a difference. Humans just need to gain an understanding and acceptance for others personal desires.

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  2. Honestly, the bathroom should be a in-n-out thing. No one sits in a public restroom for as long as they do in their private homes. However, I do think that it may be extremely awkward walking into a bathroom with someone who has changed genders, if noticeable. But, overall I do not really care. LIVE YOUR LIFE!!

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  3. i agree that people are going to use the restroom that they choose regardless of what the rules are. i think that there should be a happy medium for those for and against the issue by having family restrooms at most establishments. Anyone, regardless of sex can use the family restroom, because it is more private. it eliminates the issue.

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