Transgender issues come out of closet at SFSU

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Transgender issues come out of closet at SFSU
Golden Gate Press
by Jeanette Obaldia, staff writer
April 1 2009


http://xpress.sfsu.edu/archives/life/012917.html


The little stick figures on the doors of public restrooms are an easy indicator for most people. It is supposed to come down to this: skirts are for girls and trousers are for boys. But for those who don't declare a gender, it's not so easy.

"Normally, people don't think about something as simple as getting up to use the public restroom -- I do," said Shawn Demmons, a transgender SF State student. "I had an experience where a manager at a restaurant actually came into the bathroom to ask for my ID. Another time, a woman screamed because I was in the restroom. It scared me so bad, I screamed and ran out too."