Restrooms

Community baths and pools have been utilized since ancient Roman times to promote unity and peace. Allowing a community to join together and reveal their intimate selfs, during their baths, advertised the importance of a safe environment within a society. These ancient community baths can now be viewed as the modern public restroom. Over the past five years, debate over whether transgenders should be allowed in public restrooms has been a topic of concern for the American people. Transgender is a term used to describe individuals who identify a different gender than the one they were born with. Many Americans fear that by allowing these individuals to utilize the public restroom, children and women are at risk of experiencing harassment. If…

country, public restrooms have become the subject of heated debate as different parties are for and against the bathroom law. The Bathroom law has been passed in North Carolina being a state-wide law and regulates who enter what bathroom according to their gender listed on the birth certificate. Two parties are divided: first we have the Party who is in favor, the more conservative and traditional. We also have the party not in favor who is the newer, more liberal generation. Rights are being…

Utilitarianism focuses on attaining “‘The greatest happiness for the greatest number’” of people (Melchert 2010, 469). This view poses the challenge of solving how the regulation of the use of public restrooms and changing facilities can be designed to maximize the happiness of most citizens in North Carolina. One characteristic that utilitarians consider when determining how to provide the most happiness to the most people is the extent of the issue (Melchert 2010, 470). In the case of HB2, the…

anymore. It is 2016, and in today’s world, gender is but a place on your lower body. People can identify as the opposite gender than they were born with, or identify as both genders, and even identify as no gender at all. It has become a personal issue that is not yet fully accepted into society. If someone finds out you are a transgender, they have the right to refuse service to you or kick you out, no questions asked. Transgender people are treated differently because of how they identify…

that are being presented to transgender individuals are wrong. Those of the opposition believe that the state of North Carolina having the House Bill 2 law in effect causes discrimination upon transgender individuals. According to the article “North Carolina transgender bathroom law state sponsored Discrimination” Mansbridge directly states “The federal government says North Carolina’s so-called bathroom law violates the Bill of Rights, calling it state-sponsored discrimination”…

Early April 2016 North Carolina passed a law restricting governments from passing laws that are anti- discriminatory. With this law in effect it will lead to the protection of transgender people. Discrimination against transgenders is against the law and has stirred up arguments throughout the nation. With more and more transgenders standing up against discrimination, this has become a national issue. There has never been one case reported where a transgender has attacked anyone in a public…

SomethingDivine is found amongst a slew of seemingly ordinary bathroom objects. By using the bathroom space to exhibit his work, Nichols explores the theme of expanding the gallery space into uncommon territories. By using the concept of high versus low brow art, Nichols work leaves the viewer questioning whether the art is part of the space or not. The exhibit offers a unique take on a subject matter but the some of the choices in presentation of the work could be improved on. The exhibition…

The nation constantly goes through many controversial issues based on gender, race, religion and more. One current issue that has received extreme amounts of media attention is the transgendered bathroom bill. Essentially the bill ban’s transgendered individuals from using public restrooms that is not their original sex. Many people believe this bill is important and needs to be enforced so that further issues can be prevented. Such as individuals abusing their right and claiming to be something…

groups is a topic that is dear to my heart and that has been publicized more so within the last few months or so; especially during the presidential election and is challenged by many peoples within the public sector to help “determine what is legal and morally right for an individual” () that believe that they should have the right to use whatever restroom that they identify with. I believe that members of the LGBT group do have the same equal right to be treated with…

comfortable sharing bathrooms with the opposite gender.Now a days there are so many people who are comming out as transgender, and they would perfer to use the bathroom that they identify as. The author starts the editorial with his claim by saying,” Who’s who and who’s got what determines who can use which public restroom.” The editorial’s reasons for his claims are, the factory-installed sexual equipment that should settle the argument, is no longer the determining factor and that some people…