Pros And Cons Of Bathrooms

Recently, the issue of allowing transgender people access to public facilities according to the gender they identify with has caused much debate throughout the United States. The bathroom bill seeks to control access to public facilities of transgender individuals, based on the gender they were assigned at birth. In 2015, bills were passed stating entering a bathroom not assigned to a person at birth was a crime. Surrounded by misconception, the bill does “not legalize harassment, stalking, violence, or sexual assault.” Since the bill arose, there have not been a rise in violence or other incidents in the states protecting the transgender rights (Transgender Equality). The bill simply states if one is living as a woman, to use the women’s restroom,

The Bathroom Bill states that a person must use the restroom that corresponds to their biological sex or, as the bill defines it, “the physical condition of being male or female, which is stated on a person's birth certificate” (S.B.

There are around 1.4 million transgenders around the United States. Through the years there have been debates whether transgender people should be permitted to use bathrooms and locker rooms based on their gender identity. A lot of people are afraid of sharing bathrooms with transgender because there might be people who could take advantage of this law and sexually harass or assault other individuals. The transgender bathroom issues should be a law in every state because transgender people are human beings and their rights should also be protected just like everyone else.

Here in Canada, this issue has been brought forward in both communities and provincial level of concerns. To take a look closer to home, the city of Toronto had witnessed the complexity of this issue in the past years. A Toronto transgender teen who identifies as a male, was banned from using his high school boys restroom, and was forced to leave school grounds and search for a public bathroom at a gas station. Concerns were mentioned for the safety of Spencer, and also how he felt uncomfortable being forced to use the women’s restroom; however, several parents and students agreed with how the school was taking action to this problem. After a petition was enacted by fellow supportive students, Spencer was allowed to freely use the restrooms at his high school.

When approaching public restrooms, most look at the gender on the door that associates with their own gender. However, some stare at those labels wondering which one they belong in. These types of people are often referred to as transgenders. Transgenders are people who identify themselves with the opposite gender of their biological sex. Therefore, for this category of people, entering a restroom is not so easy. They often wonder whether they should go into the bathroom of their biological sex or of their gender identity. The debate has spread throughout America today. Transgender bathrooms have been discussed in politics, education, and even criminal cases. Both sides of the debate offer valid evidence to support their claims. The only compensation

“I was delighted to see that the people of Houston voted for common sense.” Newt Gingrich had remarkable words to say after the city of Houston didn’t vote in favor of the transgender bathroom law. According to Kaeley Triller, “There’s no way to make everyone happy about transgender bathrooms and locker rooms. So the priority ought to be finding a way to keep everyone safe.” If you have a gender on your birth certificate, then that is your gender, regardless of what you want to be. Debate.org states, “Biologically, there are only two options - male and female. To claim that sex is fluid is insanity.” This shows that you are either male or female, and there is no switching around. Transgenders should use the bathroom of the gender on their

Just because it’s not right doesn't mean there is a perfect solution for it. People can’t dictate how other people feel. Since there are so many rebuttals for every argument on either side, it can be difficult to resolve. The only resolution is to get used to it. As people learn, hear, and observe things around them constantly, it becomes normal to them. Since there are more and more people becoming transgender, people are getting more used to the idea. Hopefully, that will not influence other people to become transgender. Said by Emma Green, “As more Americans learn about what it means to be transgender or meet people who identify that way, it’s possible they’ll become more comfortable with the idea of transgender people using the bathroom that corresponds with their current gender identity.” Although there will be a lot of stubborn people not willing to get used to it, maybe the fact that no matter how hard someone tries, they can't change their sex. The sex of someone is in their genes, XX for females, and XY for males. Someone can get surgery and appear like a female or male, but if you were born a female, it’s impossible to change your sex (Ritchie, John). People on Debate.org say, “Everybody should feel happy and whether that is being transgender or not, who cares! Let them live their life in happiness and peace without having people against them” (“should-we-support-transgender-equality-in-schools”). Everyone wants to

According to Lopez (2016), minority groups are more likely to report favorable on the issues of transgender people. Some people may be concern with the safety concept accompanying the fact that a biological man who is now a woman uses the female restrooms. The gender neutral public restrooms are a solution to these types of viewpoints because there will be more individualize restrooms with privacy.

March 23, 2016, was the beginning of America’s backpedal after legalizing gay marriage. North Carolina passed a law that denies some the right to use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity, allowing them to only use the gendered bathroom matching the gender on their birth certificate, allows all LGBTQ+ discrimination to take place with no consequences, and denies the right of those discriminated against to sue in a court of law. This law, commonly known as “The Bathroom Law” or “HB2” has sparked controversy and protest all across the country. Since enacted, the law has caused the state to lose money, respect, and has gathered a majority who want it to be repealed. Therefore, as it’s easily one of the most hateful and harmful

If people can use the same bathroom as their female family members, then why can’t they use the same restroom as women and trans people? A lesbian woman was kicked out of a public women's bathroom. The reason was because she was dressed in men’s clothing. Trans People would also feel non discriminated when using the bathroom. A law passed in North Carolina said that people would have to use the bathroom of the gender they were born as. That means a trans women by law has to use the men’s bathroom and a trans man has to use the women's bathroom. A bathroom is a bathroom everyone should be able to use the same one with no problem. People are all the same, the only difference between us is our genitals.

In order for the transgender to use the same restroom as the gender they are wanting to become there should be body part changes as well. The whole gender change would be more acceptable because one many people would not know and wouldn't make that person or anyone who is using the bathroom wouldn't act a certain way towards them.Many bring their children in the restrooms with them and children are very smart they would say something about the transgender or when people use the restroom some people fix their selves after they come out the stall instead of inside so supposed they transgender fixes their self outside the stall and someone who is also in their get offended or do something that wouldn't be right .

While some cities and states prohibit gender-based discrimination, federal nondiscrimination laws do not cover sex or gender identity. A person using a restroom that does not agree with their gender can be arrested for trespassing, making it a formal form of social control as well. That is to

Transgenders are being told they cant use the bathroom they want to. There is a story about a MTF (male to female) six year old that was told that she cant use the girls bathroom at school. “For a year and a half, it wasn't an issue. But in December, Coy's school informed her parents that she would no longer be permitted to use the girls' restroom.”(From school to society, the intolerance transgender people face). “The bathroom, and more specifically the public restroom, is where the rights of transgender people come into close proximity with the privacy rights of everyone.” The Supreme court took a case on October 28, 2016 about a FTM (female to male) high school student who wanted to use the boys bathroom. They agreed with the previous statement about the privacy of the bathrooms. (Transgender Bathroom Issue: a Solution?). This has proof that it has happened to many people in schools and can help many people who are struggling with this.

Trans men and women aren’t asking for cisgender individuals to recognize the trans community as the gender they identify with, but a cry for normalcy and comfort when performing one of the most basic of human functions, urination and defecation. Something so human shouldn’t cause this amount of controversy, but this is a complicated issue because there are those who don’t understand or attempt to relate to the trans experience. One main objection of allowing access to specific bathrooms based on a person’s identifying gender, is that men or women would enter restrooms pretending to be the opposite gender as a way to take advantage of vulnerable women specifically. The issue is that the trans community understands these concerns, however, simply feeling comfortable in their own skin is what they want conservative cisgender people to understand. Trans individuals live in skin that they don’t feel comfortable and continue exist in spaces in which they aren’t welcome or appreciate. As culture is becoming more tolerant and accepting of trans individuals, those individuals are more comfortable to be themselves, the bathroom is where they should be most comfortable and now the battle is to strip that away from those

When someone calls themself transgender, it means that they do not identify with the gender they were assigned at birth. For example, someone who was born as a man may later realize that they are in fact a woman; this person would be called a trans woman. There is much debate over transgenderism and, specifically, whether society should treat transgenders as their biological sex or their gender identity. For example, if a transgender man (biological sex being female) wants to use the men’s restroom, should he be able to? The laws that would allow this are known as transgender inclusion laws, and the debate over passing such laws has always been extremely heated. Transgender inclusion laws should be passed in all areas, as there has been no increase in crime rates as a result of transgender use of public facilities, transgenderism is absolutely real and should be recognized as such, and these laws only brings benefits for any trans-friendly environments.