Last updated: April 20, 2012 3:27 pm
Maritime students rise to the challenge in the fight for gender-neutral bathrooms
"Gender Neutral Bathroom Challenge" changes the way we do our business
Siobhan Fleury — The Watch (University of King's College)
http://cupwire.ca/articles/52652But what happens if there isn't a washroom for you?
For transgendered people, male and female washrooms don't work. Most washrooms are for cisgendered people, or people who identify with the same gender as their biological sex. This, says two Dalhousie University students, excludes transgendered people.
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Exasperated and frustrated, the two started the Gender Neutral Bathroom Challenge, inviting people to use only gender-neutral bathrooms for the entire month of April.
"We were just talking about feeling a sense of frustration and wanting our friends and people who identify as allies to think about their access to bathrooms as a privilege," said Enxuga. "We thought that this would be a way for them to get some first-hand experience."
