Negative Essay On Bathrooms

Statement of the Problem/Issue

Bathrooms are a necessary part of one’s life; however could public restrooms be causing harm? Currently in the United States people are imprisoned within the binary of two genders. Someone can either be a male or a female, and depending on the gender a person is they are expected to act and look a certain way. These gender binaries are so prevalent in our lives; it is to the point where a large group of Americans are being overlooked. This group of Americans identifies as transgender, which means they do not fit society’s expectations of how a specific gender should look and behave. (gaycenter.org, 2012). When using a bathroom a person is most likely only offered with two choices, men’s and women’s. By only giving

There are six states that have semi-support of the matter of transgender bathrooms. Eight states have claimed to have low support, of transgender bathroom rights, which leaves 24 states refusing to support transgender bathrooms. (Transgenderlawcenter, 2016). That is over 50% of the United States that are not allowing transgender people to have suitable bathroom access. This is revolting, mainly due to the fact that as of June of 2016 there are 1.4 million adults that identity as transgender in the United States. (Hoffman, 2016, p.1). Where are the basic privileges of those 1.4 million people in over 50% of America? “As the national debate escalates over accommodations for transgender people, the new figure, though still just 0.6 percent of the adult population, is likely to raise questions about the sufficiency of services to support a population that may be larger than many policy makers assumed” (Hoffman, 2016, p.1). There is currently not an estimated or actual number of transgender youth at this point in time. It is great that some states and regions have these laws and policies in place, but taking a step back there is 50 states in America. That means that only 32% of America is supporting its transgender