We demand that the school creates gender-neutral restrooms. For transgender or transsexual students, it is often a huge dilemma of which bathroom to go into. Many students who identify with a gender that does not correlate to the sex they were assigned at birth, or do not identify with a gender at all, are scared to go to the bathroom during school because they are afraid of getting bullied by others and they often question which bathroom they can go in. Some students even go out of their way to go to a restroom that is safer and more private, or they avoid campus restrooms all together. The students that fit into the transgender, transsexual, or null-gender category deserve the right to be able to use the bathroom comfortably.
Bathrooms without a designated gender benefit those who do not identify with the sex they were assigned, or to those who do not identify with either gender. Trans* and null-gendered students often feel stress, anxiety, and mistreatment when using the gendered bathroom that is appropriate for them. Providing these students with a private, non-gendered bathroom can reduce, or even eliminate, this burden.
Bullying is a huge issue in not only Stoneman Douglas High School, but in all of Broward County. In a 2011 survey of 8,584 LGBTQ students, six out of ten said they felt unsafe at school. The two most dangerous places for a trans* students is in the locker room and in the bathroom, due to the little to no adult supervision. By placing gender-neutral bathrooms at Stoneman Douglas, it will help students who are trans* relieve their anxiety on using the bathroom and eliminate some bullying.
Updates
November 1, 2014
I have been reading the stories some of you are sharing in the comments and it breaks my heart to see how many of us are living in fear just to use the restroom. We are currently working on a plan to bring these personal accounts directly to the administration so they can no longer ignore the reality of our daily lives.
November 1, 2014
Seeing this level of support reminds me exactly why I started this fight for my friends who feel unsafe just trying to use the restroom. The momentum we have right now proves that people are finally listening to the reality of the anxiety our students face every single day. We are keeping this energy moving forward until the school administration has no choice but to listen.
207 Comments
I SUGGEST THAT EVERYONES GENITALS BE TESTED BEFORE ADMITANCE INTO THE SHITCLOSET TO PREVENT CIS SCUM FROM GOING IN THERE AND RUINING EVERYTHING LIKE THEY DID TO THE INDIANS OR AT LEAST THATS WHAT MY GIRLFRIEND BECKY TOLD ME TO SAY
ALL YOU REDDITORS CAN GO FUCK OFF WE DONT NEED YOUR SEXISM THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE HOW ELSE WILL I LIFT THINGS AND THEN PUT THEM DOWN IN FRONT OF WOMEN WHILE ANSWERING THE CALL OF NATURE IM AN ALPHA YOU WOULDNT UNDERSTAND
All men rape woman, i myself was born as a men but i no longer am one, i embraced the full strong independent woman i am. ALL MEN RAPE WOMAN AND I AS A STRONG WOMAN AM TOTALLY IN FAVOR FOR PUTTING BOTH SEX IN THE SAME BATHROOM.
All men rape woman, i myself was born as a men but i no longer am one, i embraced the full strong independent woman i am. ALL MEN RAPE WOMAN AND I AS A STRONG WOMAN AM TOTALLY IN FAVOR FOR PUTTING BOTH SEX IN THE SAME BATHROOM.
please Make these new restrooms. I'm getting tired and shitting all over the regualr toilets and I relly need a place to air out my mangina after lunch. You'd be surpised how hot it gets even when I wear a skirt and eat organic food all day. #femihitler for president.
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We demand that the school creates gender-neutral restrooms. For transgender or transsexual students, it is often a huge dilemma of which bathroom to go into. Many students who identify with a gender that does not correlate to the sex they were assigned at birth, or do not identify with a gender at all, are scared to go to the bathroom during school because they are afraid of getting bullied by others and they often question which bathroom they can go in. Some students even go out of their way to go to a restroom that is safer and more private, or they avoid campus restrooms all together. The students that fit into the transgender, transsexual, or null-gender category deserve the right to be able to use the bathroom comfortably.
Bathrooms without a designated gender benefit those who do not identify with the sex they were assigned, or to those who do not identify with either gender. Trans* and null-gendered students often feel stress, anxiety, and mistreatment when using the gendered bathroom that is appropriate for them. Providing these students with a private, non-gendered bathroom can reduce, or even eliminate, this burden.
Bullying is a huge issue in not only Stoneman Douglas High School, but in all of Broward County. In a 2011 survey of 8,584 LGBTQ students, six out of ten said they felt unsafe at school. The two most dangerous places for a trans* students is in the locker room and in the bathroom, due to the little to no adult supervision. By placing gender-neutral bathrooms at Stoneman Douglas, it will help students who are trans* relieve their anxiety on using the bathroom and eliminate some bullying.
Updates
November 1, 2014
I have been reading the stories some of you are sharing in the comments and it breaks my heart to see how many of us are living in fear just to use the restroom. We are currently working on a plan to bring these personal accounts directly to the administration so they can no longer ignore the reality of our daily lives.
November 1, 2014
Seeing this level of support reminds me exactly why I started this fight for my friends who feel unsafe just trying to use the restroom. The momentum we have right now proves that people are finally listening to the reality of the anxiety our students face every single day. We are keeping this energy moving forward until the school administration has no choice but to listen.
207 Comments
please Make these new restrooms. I'm getting tired and shitting all over the regualr toilets and I relly need a place to air out my mangina after lunch. You'd be surpised how hot it gets even when I wear a skirt and eat organic food all day. #femihitler for president.
I SUGGEST THAT EVERYONES GENITALS BE TESTED BEFORE ADMITANCE INTO THE SHITCLOSET TO PREVENT CIS SCUM FROM GOING IN THERE AND RUINING EVERYTHING LIKE THEY DID TO THE INDIANS OR AT LEAST THATS WHAT MY GIRLFRIEND BECKY TOLD ME TO SAY
ALL YOU REDDITORS CAN GO FUCK OFF WE DONT NEED YOUR SEXISM THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE HOW ELSE WILL I LIFT THINGS AND THEN PUT THEM DOWN IN FRONT OF WOMEN WHILE ANSWERING THE CALL OF NATURE IM AN ALPHA YOU WOULDNT UNDERSTAND
All men rape woman, i myself was born as a men but i no longer am one, i embraced the full strong independent woman i am. ALL MEN RAPE WOMAN AND I AS A STRONG WOMAN AM TOTALLY IN FAVOR FOR PUTTING BOTH SEX IN THE SAME BATHROOM.
All men rape woman, i myself was born as a men but i no longer am one, i embraced the full strong independent woman i am. ALL MEN RAPE WOMAN AND I AS A STRONG WOMAN AM TOTALLY IN FAVOR FOR PUTTING BOTH SEX IN THE SAME BATHROOM.
please Make these new restrooms. I'm getting tired and shitting all over the regualr toilets and I relly need a place to air out my mangina after lunch. You'd be surpised how hot it gets even when I wear a skirt and eat organic food all day. #femihitler for president.
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please Make these new restrooms. I'm getting tired and shitting all over the regualr toilets and I relly need a place to air out my mangina after lunch. You'd be surpised how hot it gets even when I wear a skirt and eat organic food all day. #femihitler for president.