Gender-neutral toilet

individuals with a safe space where they won’t be judged. For most trans people, the simple act of choosing which public bathroom to enter can be cause for anxiety. This is attributed to the standard gender-segregated setup most restrooms have. The problem lies in presentation, or how well a person “passes” as the gender they wish to be perceived as. Essentially, what happens is “a trans person whose appearance or body doesn’t conform to what people think of as male or female may run into trouble tying to use

together are PISSAR, Aunt Flo, and Plug Patrol. PISSAR mission at the beginning of this article was “ 1) to raise awareness about what’s safe and accessible bathrooms are and why they are necessary; 2) to map and verify existing accessible and/or gender-neutral bathrooms on the campus; and 3) to advocate for additional bathrooms.” “ Aunt Flo’s goal is to use funds garnered from the sale of tampons and pads in campus bathroom dispensers…...and more accessible place to pee, but also bleed.” These groups

and children. However, the fact of the matter is there is a minute amount of cases where transgender individuals used inappropriate conduct while in a restroom of an opposite sex in the few stores that allow individuals to use the restroom of the gender they identify as. In fact the cases where it did happen, it was clear to see the individual was not transgender just a sick minded individual manipulating the rules and not using them how the law intended. Some states have actually passed laws on

For this assignment, I reviewed Ivan Coyote’s persuasive speech, “Why We Need Gender Neutral Bathrooms,” In this speech, Ivan told the audience that he was transgender and had a difficult time using public restrooms. The reason being was due to the fact that Ivan was not a woman, and not a man. Ivan used a lot of different persuasive techniques to get the point across that there should be gender neutral restrooms in every public space and outlet. One of the impactful parts of this speech was the

According to Merium Webster, gender is "the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex.” Our gender is not biological. Our sex is biological. Kathy Witterick and her husband, David Stocker decided to not reveal the sex of their child. In the birth announcement, instead of saying “its a boy” or “it’s a girl” they said "We've decided not to share Storm's sex for now — a tribute to freedom and choice in place of limitation, a stand up to what the world could become

Did you know that using sexist language is considered violence? Although some sexist expressions appear to be harmless, they have become a major problem in our society for many years. Sexist language is the language used in favor of one sex while the other sex is treated in a discriminatory manner. (Lei, 2006) In most cases, sexist language reinforces the idea of the superiority of men over women in many aspects of life. Within the English language, it is very common to find sexist language in the

In Cyra McFaddin’s article published in the New York Times titled “In Defense of Gender,” she asserts that male pronouns should not be eliminated from written and spoken English works. McFaddin uses satire in an attempt to make readers sympathetic to a writer’s problem of trying to be nondiscriminatory by using gender-neutral language. Cyra McFaddin’s goal is to convince readers that gender neutral language won’t solve any problems or advance feminist ideas because she believes some take it to the

we do agree on one small thing: The written English language needs a singular gender-neutral pronoun that replaces the clunky alternatives English speakers have now. English is a relatively young language compared to most others still around today. Currently, we are taught that the use of singular they is incorrect, and instead we should use either “he,” “him or her,” or “s/he,” when referring to someone whose gender is unclear. Others say English writers should move toward a singular pronoun to

way to prevent the problem of transgender youth being bullied is to try to influence children to not see transgender youth as different. Transgender persons will never feel accepted into our society unless we change our discourse in the way we use gender pronouns. The universal “he” taught to children is problematic. Even using the term “he or she” to address the issue of

around it. One concept children learn is the role of gender in their lives. Young boys and girls are given different messages about what they are and are not supposed do in social situations, causing them to act and dress differently from one another. Gender is not something tangible that happens; it is something perceived by American society. Only by teaching children that there is no difference between men and women can the world have true gender neutrality. As soon as a child is old enough to