The Controversy Of Transgender Bathroom

Transgender rights and policies have always been an ongoing debate. In the article, “Bathroom Battlegrounds and Penis Panics,” Schilt and Westbrook (2015) argued that in order to push gender equality forward, we must consider the rights of transgender people by allowing them to have access to bathrooms that support their gender identity rather than their biological sex. In doing so, authors believed that it would make progress in alleviating discrimination against transgender people. However, in this conscious effort to fight for transgender rights and their access to sex-segregated spaces,

Tens of thousands of people joined the #BoycottTarget petition which opposes retail giant Target’s transgender bathroom policy.

The supreme court case that I decided on was the case of Gavin Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board (ED. VA.) (Unknown, 2017). This case is about an 18-year-old male that attends a Virginia high school in Gloucester County Virginia. Gavin has male features and facial hair like a male and a deep voice like a male; however, he is in the process of being a transgender. The problem is Gavin uses the men’s restroom and is fighting for a transgender restroom throughout the school. The school board’s policy denies transgender students access to the restrooms used by rest of the student body because it violates the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Unknown, 2017). The school states that students must use the restrooms according to their

In Kyle Reyes’s essay, “Enjoy Your Transgender Bathrooms. We Just Lost America” and Paul Roberts’ “Character in the Impulse Society,” both explains the concerns of the weakening “characters” and the rise of conflict in America. According to Reyes, Americans excessively bustling improving the world to a better place. He explains how individuals have a tendency to overreact to issues in America. According to Roberts, individuals are getting addicted to technology and themselves because they are investing most of their time on the internet.

The changing norms of the generation has brought upon commotion between various states because of the presidents judgement. The transgender bathroom policy allows transgender students to use the bathroom they identify as and not by the sex on their birth certificate (Fox News, 2016). The transgender bathroom policy has both successes and failure to ensure safety for transgender students resulting to its change being for not only trans-gender. Gender neutral bathrooms allows safety for those who are not only transgender, but also a part of the LGBTQ community, etc. but it causes a conflict with gender segregation. Adding additional bathrooms to suite other gender preferences costs more money and not everyone is going to accept what they walk into the bathroom and see. The gender neutral bathroom policy should be taken off of hold and be put into action because everything is constantly changing and those who do not identify as the sex they were assigned at birth are at risk for harm.

I agree; the article “Texas Bathroom Bill Has Emotions, and Stakes, Running High” doesn’t deal with the issue of intersectionality. In fact, this article focuses more on the politics and economic consequences of the Bathroom Bill than the emotional, or general, effects the bill has on the transgender community. The transgender community is only mentioned briefly when Serria Jane Davis and Alisa Miller gave their testimony. Intersectionality could have been addressed through, as you said, adding more diversity in the form of adding different age groups, races/ethnic groups, and people both supporting and belonging to the transgender community. It is understandable that this article does not deal with intersectionality since its main fouce is

The hot topic of current events centers around the heated debate over whether Transgender kids should be able to choose what restroom they would like to use based solely on their gender identity. Breaking new ground and blazing new trails to create equality for all is the state of California. Democratic Governor, Jerry Brown, signed Assembly Bill No. 1266 (known as AB1266), which was an act to amend Section 221.5 of the Education Code, relating to pupil rights. The new law gives all students the right “to participate in sex-segregated programs, activities and facilities” based on their self-perceived orientation regardless of their birth gender. AB1266 and Section 221.5 of the Education Code provides equal rights for transgender individuals and promotes anti-discrimination. By allowing transgender boys and girls the right to use a restroom that corresponds to the student’s gender identity– regardless of the student’s sex assigned at birth– you essentially teach children acceptance from a young age. This creates a diverse culture which will help sway the profound perceptions that transgender individuals are oddities and will lend a hand in breaking the generational cycle of discrimination.

There is a long history of social groups being repressed within the United States of America. With an ever-changing culture and a strong force against certain changes, certain ethnic and social groups appear to be neglected by the lawmakers of America. One of the more recent occurrences of this has been the LBGT community. Up until 2014, marriage was not even legal between a same-sex couple. After gay marriage was ruled legal, a landslide of other reforms were brought to attention. One of the more controversial topics being discussed today is the rights of the LBGT community in accordance to public bathrooms. They argue that anyone should be able to use whichever bathroom that matches with their identified gender. The definition of gender and the rights that accompany them is constantly being updated and adjusted. Because of this sudden movement, social issues are sparking outrage and debate on whether this argument should be implemented into society. This issue has dominated the media and has caused chaos on both sides of the spectrum. Members of the LBGT community should not be able to use whatever bathroom they please.

Gender equality is a pressing issue in the United States. The definition of gender, and the rights that accompany them, is constantly being updated and adjusted. The LBGT community is fighting for equality after being repressed for many years. Because of this sudden movement, social issues are sparking outrage and debate on whether a certain law or right for LBGT people is to be initiated. In many instances, these issues dominate the media, and cause for chaos on both sides of the spectrum. The bathroom controversy exemplifies this. The LBGT community argues that anyone should be able to use whichever bathroom that matches with their identified gender. Members of the LBGT community should not be able to use whatever bathroom they please.

The word transgender has become a common one in today's society. Especially after an article published by The Washington Post, where it talked about a case in Virginia, where a high school transgender student named Gavin Grimm, sued his highschool board, "alleging that the policy violated his civils right". The article also informs that the case reached the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. The case resulted in Gavin having to go to the girl's bathroom. This case took by storm almost every media in the U.S., as well as more cases related to transgender people spread through the news media, as well as appearing in John

Once again my mother and I were watching the news. As the anchor spoke in the background about the on going controversy of transgender bathrooms. I asked my mother what her favorite hobbies were.

As ruled in the 1896 Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, separate but equal is not equal. This ruling may have been upwards of one hundred years ago, but North Carolina legislators seem to have dropped it from their memories. Governor Pat McCrory signed HB2, or the Public Facilities Safety and Privacy Act, into law on March 23, 2016. HB2, popularly dubbed “The Bathroom Bill”, prevents transgender or non-gender conforming individuals from using the bathroom corresponding to the gender they identify as. They instead must use the facilities for the gender listed on their birth certificate. Not only is the law wildly transphobic, but it is outright dangerous - it will only further ostracize trans people and put them in the way of even more violence.

Senator Patty Murray’s fingers flew across the keyboard creating ,what could possibly be the most progressive bill in the history of the United States, a bill on transgender bathroom rights allowing transgender persons to use the bathroom of their choice. As midnight approached she hit the final key finishing the draft which she would excitedly rush to the senate floor the following morning and gain recognition from the presiding officer, Joe Biden. The announcement of the bill’s introduction during the morning hour brought forth many mixed emotions in the senators, some cheering the proposed change and others frowning disdainfully. It became bill number 804, sponsored by Murray, sent to the government printing office for copies to be made,

In past generations, it has been clear to society that males and females use segregated bathrooms. It is also known that the rate of transgender people has been growing over the past years. Transgender people constantly face troubles when using a bathroom in public. Nevertheless, as society has become more aware of the transgender population and the issues that they face, many schools have had to decide how they will respond about the issue of school bathrooms when students identify themselves as transgender. A school should be able to provide separate facilities based on sex, but must allow transgender students access to the facility which matches their gender identity.

The superintendent in Missoula, Mark Thane, had said that the letter from Obama’s administration to public schools are able to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms matching the gender of them. So they could pick their own gender and use whichever bathrooms, and will not have an impact for the district.