Transgender Bathroom Equality

Transgendered people in America have made many great strides since the 1990s. They have encountered violence, lack of health care, and the loss of homes, jobs, family and friends. There have been many phases of the struggle of being transgendered in America over the years. The current phase we must be in now is equal rights. There are many variations of discrimination against the transgendered community. In our society we simply do not like what we do not understand. It is easier to discriminate than to try and understand. We are all created different and we should appreciate our differences. The change must come by addressing the views of the public. There is much justification in the unequal rights of transgendered peoples. The Human

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,

Not only did the authors believe that opponents are using these claims to support their arguments, they also believed that it placed stereotypes on men or an imagined male, to be threats and women to be weak and in need of protection. Schilt and Westbrook argued that opponents did not take into account that transgender individuals report facing an immense amount of discrimination and are in need of protection as well. They also argued that their opponent’s claims “generate fear and misunderstanding around transgender people along with the suggestion that transgender people are less deserving of protection than cisgender women and children (Bathroom Battlegrounds and Penis Panics, para. 6).” Although they mentioned that they were not suggesting that sexual assault is not a serious issue, they argued that public restrooms rarely have such assaults. In addition, they argued that based on empirical data, transgender people in the Unites States are much more likely to face violence rather than creating it. They also emphasized that their opponents were not able to site these claims of an actual case of bathroom sexual assault, rather that it was just from their deep-rooted cultural fears.

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

Nearly 80% of transgender people report that they were harassed while 35% said that they were physically assaulted at school. Transgender people are also frequent targets of hate speech, Hate crime, Bullying, physical and psychological violence, Between 2008 and 2016 there have been over 2,000 reported murders cases in 65 countries across the globe. In the U.S at least 25 transgender people were killed in 2017. 30% of transgender youth reported a history of at least one suicide attempt, and nearly 42% reported that they had attempted self - harm. According to the national center for transgender equality research, transgender people with supportive families are for less likely to

To put it in the simplest form, there is a need for change. Transgender bathroom regulations blatantly oppress transgender individuals all around the nation in many ways. Since the national uprising over transgender bathroom policies Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) individuals have been impacted greatly. Heath complications, increase in suicides, and undeniable discrimination are a few of the negative impacts these policies have had on LGBTQ people. These individuals, although very significantly affected, are not the only targets impacted as a result of these policies. Loss in revenue, possible lawsuits, and travel bands are among the many consequences felt in the states where these draconian laws were passed.

After listening to “Beyond Bathrooms: The Battle Over Transgender Rights” a discussion on the “1A Radio Station” it is present that the debate over gender expression and which bathroom to use is still being fought. The radio show displays four guest (Grace Dolan-Sandino a transgender female and 11th grader at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC, Peyton Chapman the Principal of Lincoln High School in Portland, Oregon, Matt Sharp Senior counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal organization, and Tanya Washington a Professor of law at Georgia State University.) who all share their opinions on the topic of whether transgender people should be able to use the bathroom that matches their gender expression or not, discuss possible solutions to the problem, and share their own personal experiences on the topic. After listening to the discussions in the program I will have to agree with the side that allows people who

people to use the restroom that suits their biological sex. This article discusses a case wherein a

On May 31st, 2016 an article was written about the use of restrooms for transgender people. This article is another example of not only the amount of discrimination seen in example one, but also about the amount of segregation constantly occurring in the United States to this day. Transgender people are being saw differently from others when they only want to fit in and be themselves. They can only use restrooms according to the sex they were born with. Some places are even starting to make “uni-sex” restrooms. They are not aloud to use the restrooms depending on the gender they changed to. Jim Crows Laws that kept blacks and whites segregated relates to this problem as well. Transgender people are being segregated from everyone else because

Stores and different establishments around the world are having to face a difficult challenge of letting people go into gendered bathrooms they assign themselves to, or having to enforce the rule of boys in boys and girls in girls. There are many cases of this being shown in today's world. Target was the first of letting people chose what bathroom suites them based on their choice of gender, and now they are revoking it due to complications and backlash from customers, instead they are now making a compromise that suites all but will cost them up to twenty million dollars. Although many people will say gender bathrooms are foolish because gender is a choice, they protect the user, and they

As our world evolves, we are beginning to see new debates and problems to face. The issue of transgenders, is if they should be allowed to use the bathroom of a gender that they personally identify there self as. Rest rooms is an end to go and necessary part of our daily lives. Every single person shares the human need for a safe space while using the bathroom , when we go to school work or participate in public life. This problem is universal and you would think that it would be a responsibility for our society to make sure our restrooms are safe and non harmful , available for every person.Many people fear sexual harassment or abusive conflict that might happen in the bathrooms,

There is a big debate going on in the United States right now: Should transgender people use the bathrooms of the gender they identify as? Transgender people must be able to use the bathrooms that are for their gender. Any transgender person should use the bathroom they identify with because the sexual assault claims are lies, it will open up new thoughts about the equality for genders and sexualities, and it will help them feel more accepted while also letting them be their true selves. Giving people the ability to go in the bathroom the identity in is a significant and helpful change, while frankly helping to end prejudice and myths against transgender people and promote equality for all identities.

According to the article,“the Justice Department on Monday sued North Carolina over a law that it said violates the rights of transgender people” (Tucker 1). Some states believe discriminating transgenders will help improve the issue where transgenders have to use any public accommodations based on their birth gender, but by creating a law against them is only making the situation worse for everyone. This law states, “transgender people must use public bathrooms, showers, and changing rooms that corresponds to the sex on their birth certificate. The administration has said the law violates the civil rights act” (Blad 2). Creating this law shows how some states may not care about the rights of a transgender, giving a cis person the idea that they could do whatever they want because authorities are going against them as well. Obviously, if a law is violating the basic rights of a human being, it should be repealed. This law defies the Equality Act, which protects the ban on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex in the areas of employment, housing, public accommodations,

In today’s society, there are divides that impede the movement of progress. These divides may disperse around a number of issues that revolve around gender, religion, sexual orientation and education. These divides have created an un-opened minded society that judge people and groups based on the prejudices and stereotypes that treat them differently. In the aspect of identity discrimination, American society plays a big role in keeping those that are different isolated from the rest of the world. Today’s society suffers huge from a spectrum that focuses power on discrimination. In this spectrum, transgender individuals are perceived as people that are most damaging than lesbians, gay men, and bisexual people. Transgendered people are

Moore1Abby MooreJason Armstrong ENG 11230228 September 2017Does What's in One's Pants Define Who One is?Transgender citizens are no outsider to the culture citizens live in: the conception of not feeling constrained or comfortable in one's gender or sex has been discussed and observed for many years. In today's society, one observes and perceives many different types of people. One may see different races, different sex, and also, different traditions. Our world is full of divergent people. As citizens of The United States people have their own personal rights as an American citizen. Although there is innumerable amount of problems with the system today there are pro's and con's to both sides of the situation that is to be taken into consideration and a solution. American citizens are arguing all over the United States about transgender bathroom use and should it be prohibited and enforced. Transgender restroom use has become a much more substantial issue at the present time because as American citizens, all is supposed to have equal rights. Transgender citizens are not overlooking this poetic right as American citizens. Many people in the United States protest because what is in one's pants does not have to define who one is. If one grows and desires to be something different as an American citizen legally one cannot tell them it is