Personally, the gender-neutral bathroom topic does not affect me. Within the dorms and buildings around campus, I feel incredibly comfortable. But for transgender and gender-nonconforming students, gender-specific locations such as the bathroom may come with a sense of discomfort. While there are many students who would not understand the benefits of the addition of gender-neutral…
CODA pushes for gender-neutral bathrooms with petition
This February, many Lawrentians are working together in order to get at least one centralized and accessible gender-neutral bathroom in each academic and residence building. Gender neutral bathrooms are facilities that are not explicitly labeled for either men nor women. “Gender-neutral bathrooms are the same as family bathrooms,” said junior Eli Massey. “Gender-neutral bathrooms are…
An automatic bathroom machine epidemic
This stall? Nope. Next stall? Nope. Okay, the next stall will be empty. Nope. Entering the girl’s bathroom on the second floor of Warch Campus Center, I am presented with the unfortunate challenge of finding a stall without waste left in the toilet. Roaming to other bathrooms on campus, I also find the opposite to…