Regression or Progression? What do you think about Gender Inclusive Bathrooms?
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Out of 20 people on CSU campus who were interviewed, these were the results:
6 people said it's regressive and that there was no reason for it because it brings up negative concepts. 3 people said it didn't affect them so they didn't care. 6 people said it's progressive and a good step towards change 5 people had no idea about it. |
Progressive Actions
Mobile Apps & Websites for Gender Inclusive Bathrooms are Becoming More Popular
There have been several mobile apps created in regards to gender neutral bathrooms, like Out for Health's Pee in Peace, where transgender and gender non-conforming people can easily locate single-stall or gender-neutral bathrooms & TranSquat powered by safe2pee.org, a nationwide directory of gender inclusive bathrooms. These apps allow the user to add and share new locations they have found to broaden the directory.
Some of the locations include restaurants in the area, gas stations, stores, etc. Since cellphones and their apps play a big role in everyday lives of modern Americans, having an app locator helping one find a bathroom they are comfortable using seems to be progressive. We are taking something that is so common and creating something not so common - like gender inclusive bathrooms - and combining them which allows consumers who would like to use those resources to do so comfortably and anonymously.
Huffington Post recently shared an article about "Refuge Restrooms" which is not a mobile app, but it's a website exclusively for LGTBQ people who don't feel safe find a safe neutral bathroom in proximity to them. "Bathroom usage is a huge issue for trans people. It’s been well documented over the past few months in the press just how big of an issue it is," Refuge Restrooms creator Teagan Widmer told The Huffington Post. "California passed a bill that allowed trans students to use the bathroom of the gender with which they identify, but Republicans in the state are trying to repeal it... I built the site because I saw a gap that needed to be filled."
Although still a new concept and idea to grasp, people are starting to take initiative and make some real changes for these people who don't feel safe doing something as simple as using a restroom.
http://www.refugerestrooms.org/ http://peeinpeace.org/
http://www.originalplumbing.com/index.php/arts-entertainment/reviews/item/454-transquat-when-you-gotta-go
There have been several mobile apps created in regards to gender neutral bathrooms, like Out for Health's Pee in Peace, where transgender and gender non-conforming people can easily locate single-stall or gender-neutral bathrooms & TranSquat powered by safe2pee.org, a nationwide directory of gender inclusive bathrooms. These apps allow the user to add and share new locations they have found to broaden the directory.
Some of the locations include restaurants in the area, gas stations, stores, etc. Since cellphones and their apps play a big role in everyday lives of modern Americans, having an app locator helping one find a bathroom they are comfortable using seems to be progressive. We are taking something that is so common and creating something not so common - like gender inclusive bathrooms - and combining them which allows consumers who would like to use those resources to do so comfortably and anonymously.
Huffington Post recently shared an article about "Refuge Restrooms" which is not a mobile app, but it's a website exclusively for LGTBQ people who don't feel safe find a safe neutral bathroom in proximity to them. "Bathroom usage is a huge issue for trans people. It’s been well documented over the past few months in the press just how big of an issue it is," Refuge Restrooms creator Teagan Widmer told The Huffington Post. "California passed a bill that allowed trans students to use the bathroom of the gender with which they identify, but Republicans in the state are trying to repeal it... I built the site because I saw a gap that needed to be filled."
Although still a new concept and idea to grasp, people are starting to take initiative and make some real changes for these people who don't feel safe doing something as simple as using a restroom.
http://www.refugerestrooms.org/ http://peeinpeace.org/
http://www.originalplumbing.com/index.php/arts-entertainment/reviews/item/454-transquat-when-you-gotta-go
Regressive?
Are these mobile apps and databases regressive? We don't think so, but here are some reasons as to why they could be considered regressive...
- Phones have tracking systems and agencies can track what you do on your mobile device - if you are not openly transgendered, these apps can make it obvious that you are and allow advertisements to post on your social media pages.
- These app's almost make it seem like something that has to be kept private. These people need to know that it is nothing to be ashamed of.
- Bathroom stalls are a private space; no one would need to know because what is your business, is your business.- Last but not least, in the past we segregated blacks and whites into bathrooms - is this movement somehow going back to the days when people were unequal just because the quality of their skin?
- Phones have tracking systems and agencies can track what you do on your mobile device - if you are not openly transgendered, these apps can make it obvious that you are and allow advertisements to post on your social media pages.
- These app's almost make it seem like something that has to be kept private. These people need to know that it is nothing to be ashamed of.
- Bathroom stalls are a private space; no one would need to know because what is your business, is your business.- Last but not least, in the past we segregated blacks and whites into bathrooms - is this movement somehow going back to the days when people were unequal just because the quality of their skin?