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Against a Third Restroom for LGBT

Transgender individuals frequently face discrimination and abuse when using public restrooms that do not match their gender identity. Building a third restroom for LGBT individuals is unnecessary and dehumanizing, as it reinforces the perception that transgender people are harmful and should be separated. Transgender people simply need to use the bathroom like everyone else. Forcing them into separate or private facilities is not a real solution and does not protect anyone's privacy. Transgender people should be free to use public restrooms that align with their gender identity without fear of judgment.

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Against a Third Restroom for LGBT

Transgender individuals frequently face discrimination and abuse when using public restrooms that do not match their gender identity. Building a third restroom for LGBT individuals is unnecessary and dehumanizing, as it reinforces the perception that transgender people are harmful and should be separated. Transgender people simply need to use the bathroom like everyone else. Forcing them into separate or private facilities is not a real solution and does not protect anyone's privacy. Transgender people should be free to use public restrooms that align with their gender identity without fear of judgment.

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Sampiano, Hannah Elisha V.

November 20, 2022


11 STEM – St. Anthony EAPP

A Third Public Restroom is Not Necessary


Discussions regarding LGBTQ equality have become more and more concerned
with the need to defend transgender people from discrimination. One of this is allowing
transgender people to enter the public restroom of their identity. However, public
restrooms are another location where transgender persons frequently encounter
discrimination, abuse, and even violence. These individuals that invite discrimination and
abuse in public spaces, typically claim that they are uncomfortable with transgender
people being themselves. In fact, excluding transgender people from public restrooms
does not even protect anyone’s privacy.

Public restrooms are a necessity for humans to excrete waste from the body— it
is a normal act of humans, no matter the gender. Transgender people entering a public
restroom simply means that they, as well, need to excrete their waste. The need of
building a third restroom designed for LGBT individuals or assigning them in a private or
all gender restroom is dehumanizing. In fact, private and all gender restrooms are very
inconvenient to access. Like others, transgender people should eliminate their waste
without the fear of judgement and difficulty to access a so-called acceptable restroom for
them. According to the National Center for Transgender Equality, forcing transgender
people to use private or separate bathrooms is not the solution. People claim that building
a third restroom could be a great way to ensure comfortability inside the restrooms, but
this reinforces or perceives that a transgender individual is harmful and should be kept
separated. Without debating what privacy is, those who oppose equal rights are using the
demand for privacy against transgender people. Most importantly, allowing transgender
people to enter the restroom they identify mirrors the society's acceptance for who they
are. In recent years, the society has been pushing people to entitle transgender
community as themselves— and allowing them to enter their restroom could be the start
of change and inclusivity.

In conclusion, transgender people should be identified as their gender identity. It


is morally upright to respect individuals, whether they are transgender or not. Privacy is
not something that goes missing when a transgender enters a public restroom. In fact,
respecting of privacy knows no gender— so as disrespecting of privacy. Therefore,
building a third restroom is not necessary.

References:

Movement Advancement Project. (2021). Talking about transgender people and


restrooms. [Link]
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National Center for Transgender Equality. (2016, July 10). Transgender people
and bathroom access. [Link]
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