Transgender Access To Gender-Based Facilities

In recent years, the question of where transgenders 'should' go to the restroom has been more and more common place in the media. Although using a public restroom is a huge issue for transgenders, they also face hardship and opposition when it comes to housing in college dormitories, homeless shelters, schools, changing in locker and dressing rooms, and other various gender-based facilities. This is a guide to find some basic information on this issue whether you're transgender, known someone who is, or just would like more information on the issue. The arguement that is currently taking place against and for transgender rights is also presented in this guide.

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Dr Navarro

Subject: Gender and Sexuality

Tags:arguement, civil rights, coed, dorm room, equal, ftm, gender, gender-nuetral, gender-varient, glbt, laws, locker room, mtf, opposition, politics, restroom, rights, trans, transexual, transgender, transman, transwoman

Transgender Access To Gender-Based Facilities

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What Is A Transgender?
Dorm Room Access/School Issues

Reccommended Websites
Opposition

Restroom Access

Locker Room Access

What Is A Transgender?

There are still some people that aren't exactly sure what a transgender is. Here you can find information that will shed some light on the real definition of a transgender, as well as disregard any myths as well.

Wikipedia Information on Transgenders

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender

Transgender VS Transexual

http://fusion.kent.edu/archives/spring04/trans/transprint.html

Various Definitions

http://www.youth-suicide.com/gay-bisexual/links3a.htm

"Transexual" Definition

http://www.transsexual.org/What.html

Trans, Intersex, and Genderqueer

http://www.safercampus.org/blog/?p=1839

Includes Information of Gender Indentity Disorder

http://www.web4health.info/en/answers/sex-gender-what.htm

Reccommended Websites

Listed here are some various websites that relate to transgender rights, transgender's access to gender-based facilities, and glbt rights in general.

Transgender Related Laws

http://www.transgenderlaw.org/

Genderless Restrooms in Virginia

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Transgender+Vt.+teen+wants+genderless+bathrooms-a01611978564

Denver Post Article Encompassing Broad Perspective

http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_12985892

Yahoo Transgender Group

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transgendernews/

'Cross-Dressing' Teen at Student in Cobb

http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/cobb-teen-told-he-156500.html

ABC News Story About Transgender Girl

http://i.abcnews.com/2020/story?id=3088298&page=1

Restroom Access

Probably the biggest problem transgenders face in regards to gender-based facilities is using public restrooms. Here you will find information regarding the restroom specifically.

Transgender / Transsexual Bathroom - Restroom References

http://etransgender.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=34

Transgender / Transsexual Bathroom - Restroom References. by. Liv. Site Admin ... Employers facing the restroom issue for the first time are legally inclined to ...

San Fransisco Transwoman Fights For Gender-Neutral Restrooms

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/04/national/04bathroom.html?_r=3&oref=slogin

HRC's Article On Restroom Rights

http://www.hrc.org/issues/workplace/equal_opportunity/restroom_access.htm

Restroom Design- Potty in Perspective

http://http://jpl.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/21/3/267?maxtoshow=&HITS=&hits=&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=transgender+AND+restroom&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT

Restroom Access Issues

http://www.tgender.net/taw/restroom.html

Mall Restroom Issue- 'Pee-In'

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003872953_transbath07m.html

Locker Room Access

Here you will find some information that applies directly towards a transgender's difficulty when using locker rooms.

PDF Regarding Restroom and Locker Rooms

http://www.glad.org/uploads/docs/publications/trans-students-bathrooms.pdf

Basic Information As Well As Locker Room Info

http://www.tgender.net/taw/policyfaq.html

GLAD Locker Room Information

http://www.glad.org/uploads/docs/.../trans-students-bathrooms.pdf

Locker Room Story from Cleveland

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/07/27/cleveland_trans.html?sid=101

Mass Resistance Info on Locker Rooms

http://www.massresistance.org/docs/govt08/tran_law_study/part3.html

PDF With Locker Room Information

http://www.transactiveonline.org/documents/Challenges%20&%20Recommendations%20For%20Schools.pdf

Dorm Room Access/School Issues

College dorm rooms are probably the most common place for transgenders to have struggles. Other places include homeless shelters, detox center, and educational facilities as well.

Opposition

Listed here you will find more information on the other side of the argument, and why some people think that allowing transgenders more rights could cause big problems.