This petition hopes to bring one or more gender neutral bathrooms to the St. John's University Staten Island campus.
"Gender neutral" or "all gender" bathrooms provide a safe-space on campus for non-binary, gender neutral, gender fluid, transgender, and other members of the LGBTQ+ community to use the restroom. There are many examples of people who do not fit into the gender binary being harassed and uncomfortable in regular, segregated male-female bathrooms.
On the issue, Teen Vogue writes: "Removing gender markers even from one single-user stall helps remove the gender binary from daily life. It builds a culture where genderqueer, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people don’t have to pick a side — male or female — when using the restroom. It normalizes the idea that using the bathroom shouldn’t be about gender and that people aren’t forced into socially-constructed boxes based on their genitals."
Currently, according to the St. John's "All Gender and ADA Restroom Map," the St. John's University Queens campus has 11 all gender bathrooms spread across various parts of campus for convenience.
The Staten Island campus has none, to student body knowledge.
Spectrum, the campus' organization for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies, has put this petition together in hopes that the St. John's Administration will provide a gender-neutral bathroom on the Staten Island campus.
Please sign this petition to help Spectrum present their case to the St. John's Administration.
Updates
September 8, 2020
The administration is still ignoring us despite the clear need for basic safety on this campus. Send an email to the Dean right now to demand they match the resources provided at the Queens location.
September 8, 2020
Reaching this new level of support shows that our campus community demands safe and inclusive facilities for everyone. Post the petition link on your Facebook page today and tag the university administration. We need to maintain this momentum until they commit to installing these restrooms.
Reached 100 supporters
September 8, 2020
9 Comments
Honestly, I had an issue finding a bathroom I would be comfortable in on campus and was only offered two alternatives which were generally unused but still gendered. I think this is a fantastic idea.
St. John’s has a serious problem when it comes to inclusivity, and every chance they get they conform to the norms of the gender binary. Many of the gender-neutral restrooms on the Queens campus are not in public settings, and even worse, the S.I campus is totally neglected of this basic need. As a genderqueer person and the Chairperson of the Queens campus’ Equity Committee, I’m with you every step of the way.
The fact that the Queens campus has 11 & SI has 0 shows how neglected the campus is.
This is so necessary in making the campus a safe and accepting space for EVERYONE.
A college campus should have bathrooms that anyone and everyone can use. It's sad that a petition is needed for this, but Queens campus Spectrum has your back
yessssss
This is awesome! It’s time SJU!
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This petition hopes to bring one or more gender neutral bathrooms to the St. John's University Staten Island campus.
"Gender neutral" or "all gender" bathrooms provide a safe-space on campus for non-binary, gender neutral, gender fluid, transgender, and other members of the LGBTQ+ community to use the restroom. There are many examples of people who do not fit into the gender binary being harassed and uncomfortable in regular, segregated male-female bathrooms.
On the issue, Teen Vogue writes: "Removing gender markers even from one single-user stall helps remove the gender binary from daily life. It builds a culture where genderqueer, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people don’t have to pick a side — male or female — when using the restroom. It normalizes the idea that using the bathroom shouldn’t be about gender and that people aren’t forced into socially-constructed boxes based on their genitals."
Currently, according to the St. John's "All Gender and ADA Restroom Map," the St. John's University Queens campus has 11 all gender bathrooms spread across various parts of campus for convenience.
The Staten Island campus has none, to student body knowledge.
Spectrum, the campus' organization for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies, has put this petition together in hopes that the St. John's Administration will provide a gender-neutral bathroom on the Staten Island campus.
Please sign this petition to help Spectrum present their case to the St. John's Administration.
Updates
September 8, 2020
The administration is still ignoring us despite the clear need for basic safety on this campus. Send an email to the Dean right now to demand they match the resources provided at the Queens location.
September 8, 2020
Reaching this new level of support shows that our campus community demands safe and inclusive facilities for everyone. Post the petition link on your Facebook page today and tag the university administration. We need to maintain this momentum until they commit to installing these restrooms.
Reached 100 supporters
September 8, 2020
9 Comments
it is wild that SI campus has zero. how is this still even an issue in 2018? do better sju.
Honestly, I had an issue finding a bathroom I would be comfortable in on campus and was only offered two alternatives which were generally unused but still gendered. I think this is a fantastic idea.
St. John’s has a serious problem when it comes to inclusivity, and every chance they get they conform to the norms of the gender binary. Many of the gender-neutral restrooms on the Queens campus are not in public settings, and even worse, the S.I campus is totally neglected of this basic need. As a genderqueer person and the Chairperson of the Queens campus’ Equity Committee, I’m with you every step of the way.
The fact that the Queens campus has 11 & SI has 0 shows how neglected the campus is.
This is so necessary in making the campus a safe and accepting space for EVERYONE.
A college campus should have bathrooms that anyone and everyone can use. It's sad that a petition is needed for this, but Queens campus Spectrum has your back
yessssss
This is awesome! It’s time SJU!
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it is wild that SI campus has zero. how is this still even an issue in 2018? do better sju.