Bullying against transgender teens will only become more rampant if they are forced to use the “correct” bathroom or have special accommodations made for them. There is already a societal stigma towards transgenders for just being, which is made even worse by differentiating them from their peers. Making transgender students use the staff bathroom or the bathroom of their biological sex only encourages the disapproving atmosphere many have to deal with at an institution that is supposed to be a safe learning environment. Transgenders face a much higher risk of suicide than the norm-- a massive 41 percent as compared to the 4.6 percent in the general public (Ungar). Though transgender students may be okay with using alternate accommodations
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In many restrooms, stalls are there to maintain a level of privacy. If the men’s restroom at a school does not currently have stalls, they can be implemented. Concerns over privacy in the restroom can be easily alleviated by taking the initiative to ensure your own. Change inside the stalls instead of in the open. Transgenders should not be restricted in their ease of relieving their bladders because some cannot be bothered to use a stall. When presidential candidate Ben Carson was asked of his opinion on the debate over which bathroom transgender people could use, he said:
How about we have a transgender bathroom? It is not fair for them to make everybody else uncomfortable. It’s one of the things that I don’t particularly like about the [LGBT] movement. I think everybody has equal rights, but I’m not sure that anybody should have extra rights-- extra rights when it comes to redefining everything for everybody else and imposing your view on everybody else (Berenson).
Although Carson’s comment was somewhat harsh, the idea of having transgender bathrooms is great. Having transgender bathrooms would ensure the safety and comfort of transgender teens and their …show more content…
By allowing males and females into places where they don’t belong, students of both parties are at risk of sexual harassment or even rape in the worst-case scenario. Students could see the school’s acceptance of transgender individuals as a prime opportunity to abuse that kindness for their own twisted gains. This argument is invalid because there is always the possibility of sexual assault wherever you go. If a student truly wants to harm another, they will do so no matter the circumstances. Sexual assault cases would have very little difference from what is current as long as the school took the proper precautions to ensure the safety of their students-- which they should already be
In many restrooms, stalls are there to maintain a level of privacy. If the men’s restroom at a school does not currently have stalls, they can be implemented. Concerns over privacy in the restroom can be easily alleviated by taking the initiative to ensure your own. Change inside the stalls instead of in the open. Transgenders should not be restricted in their ease of relieving their bladders because some cannot be bothered to use a stall. When presidential candidate Ben Carson was asked of his opinion on the debate over which bathroom transgender people could use, he said:
How about we have a transgender bathroom? It is not fair for them to make everybody else uncomfortable. It’s one of the things that I don’t particularly like about the [LGBT] movement. I think everybody has equal rights, but I’m not sure that anybody should have extra rights-- extra rights when it comes to redefining everything for everybody else and imposing your view on everybody else (Berenson).
Although Carson’s comment was somewhat harsh, the idea of having transgender bathrooms is great. Having transgender bathrooms would ensure the safety and comfort of transgender teens and their …show more content…
By allowing males and females into places where they don’t belong, students of both parties are at risk of sexual harassment or even rape in the worst-case scenario. Students could see the school’s acceptance of transgender individuals as a prime opportunity to abuse that kindness for their own twisted gains. This argument is invalid because there is always the possibility of sexual assault wherever you go. If a student truly wants to harm another, they will do so no matter the circumstances. Sexual assault cases would have very little difference from what is current as long as the school took the proper precautions to ensure the safety of their students-- which they should already be