EagleTribune.com – Jason Tait
Haverhill – Northern Essex Community College has denied the use of the men’s locker room to a transgender student because of his female anatomy.
Ethan Santiago, 20, of Methuen was born a girl but identifies himself as a man and applied for a men’s locker at the school. School officials refused his request for safety reasons, concerned that Santiago may be physically assaulted in the men’s facility.
The student has since filed an Affirmative Action complaint with the school and is pushing to reform what he calls discrimination against transgender people, he said.
But the school won’t budge, citing safety concerns, Santiago said.