Binary Bathroom Segregation

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According to Heartland Trans Wellness group, the segregation of bathroom can make people feel uncomfortable mostly in community colleges and public school where many students had to face either harassment or bullying while using a binary bathroom.Aside from that when it comes to a single parent’s having a child of the opposite sex can be difficult, for the fact that kids can’t hold in their pee and parents don’t know whether to take their kids to either a male or female bathroom or should they just let their kids go on their own to use the bathroom. It also comes down to families that have a disabled person in the family. Some have care givers and some don’t, and some are also the opposite sex that is attending the person with disabilities.

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