Gender: Bathroom Politics

Gender-segregated bathrooms are a problem for trans people. When using public bathrooms trans people risk being questioned, ridiculed, outed, and even assaulted. In Washington, D.C. 70% of trans people reported experiencing at least one negative interactions while using the bathroom. This board documents the progress and backlash related to bathroom politics in the US and around the world.

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two green and white toilets with the words team rocketing on them, next to each other

"My university has these toilets and they're honestly ridiculous: 'What's your gender?' 'Top hats.' (Walks up to these toilets in a bowler hat and red lipstick. Panics)."

a sign that is on the wall in front of a mirror with words written below it

Do you feel like someone is using the "wrong" bathroom? Please don't: -Stare at them -Challenge them -Insult them -Do not purposefully make them uncomfortable. Instead, please: -Respect their privacy -Respect their identity -Carry on with your day -Protect them from harm They are using the facilities they feel safe in. Please do not take this right away from them. Trans* & gender questioning students... You have every right to be here: -In this facility -In this university -In this world

two tweets that are on the same page, one has an image of a man

@JamesMartinSJ: "It saddens me that a #trans student cannot choose what bathrooms to use. A basic need. It's an afront to their dignity as human beings." @FrMatt2013: "Um...this is a joke, right? Someone please tell me this is a parady account and not actually coming from a Catholic priest." @JamesMartinSJ: "No, I'm an actual Catholic priest in good standing who stands with the marginalized. Some charity is in order here, Father."

a sign that says whatever, just wash your hands with someone in a wheel chair

Source: @forgetsainty

a tweet that reads, your semi - regular reminder that if your concern with transs women is that men might claim to self - id as transs to gain access

Your semi-regular reminder that if your concern with trans women is that men might claim to self-ID as trans to gain access to women's spaces and assault them, then your problem is actually with predatory men and not trans women. ~ @harriet1marsden

a comic strip with people talking to each other

"We need to keep transsexuals out of public bathrooms! Think of the children!" Artist: Deutsch and Hawkins

"Whatever - Just wash your hands"

a bathroom sign on the wall that says, which is for women in white and brown

Source: @wingoakley

a bar chart showing the number of people who have been served at restaurants and hotels

Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey

Restrooms at Work - Denied Access to Gender-Appropriate Restrooms by Race Eighty-six (86%) of those who have not lost a job due to bias reported that they were able to access restrooms at work appropriate for their gender identity, meaning that 14% of those who kept their jobs were denied access. Looking at the full sample, regardless of whether they were able to keep or they had lost a job, 78% were given access to restrooms appropriate for their gender identity and 22% were denied access.

a bathroom with a sign that says we don't care

"We don't care." - In this photo signage is seen outside a restroom at 21c Museum Hotel in Durham, N.C., May 12, 2016. Photo credit: Gerry Broome / AP