TheTartan.org – Jordan Rubenstein
Toilet Training sparks discussion and debate
For most students, choosing which bathroom to use is effortless. Illustrations or words on the door make it clear if a student should use the “Men’s” or “Women’s” room. These binary gender classifications, however, create problems for transgender students. Transgender people are those whose biological sex is not aligned with the gender they identify as. Transgender individuals often present themselves as their gender rather than their sex. In doing so, they face danger in choosing a bathroom: They are forced to either use a bathroom contrasting with their identity and perceived gender or to risk being harassed or stigmatized for using a bathroom of the wrong sex.