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...recent proposal by the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgendered and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA) to remove the gender designation from 24 single-occupancy bathrooms would not, at first glance, seem to constitute a pressing item on any political agenda. If only the BGLTSA moniker wasn’t attached to the proposal, it could be seen as a demand for most students’ mere convenience, not for transgendered persons’ civil rights. After all, when you’ve gotta go, you should be able to go, without the oppressive or “transphobic...
This year, the Harvard Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA) conducted a College-wide study of bathrooms. During the next few weeks, the BGLTSA will screen “Toilet Training,” a documentary video that uses personal accounts of transgender and gender-variant people to show the harassment that people face in segregated bathrooms. The BGLTSA has also located 38 campus bathrooms that do not specify gender, and has posted their locations on the BGLTSA website (www.hcs.harvard.edu/~queer).
...nearby. These bathrooms can be locked and offer privacy so people cannot claim that they are using the wrong bathrooms. An easy way to help those of us who face these risks would be to ensure that all single-stall bathrooms be available to people of all genders. The BGLTSA found 24 bathrooms on campus that are single-occupancy and are labeled for a particular gender. Many of these bathrooms are located in main buildings, such as the Science Center, which do not offer students the option of using gender-non-specific bathrooms...
...BGLTSA discovered that Winthrop House, Mather House, Eliot House, the De Wolfe St. apartments, the Science Center, Widener Library and University Hall all have single occupancy bathrooms labeled for men or women. After the results of the BGLTSA bathroom study were released last week, Currier House immediately changed the markings on four gender-specific single-occupancy bathrooms. Currier House also put up gender-non-specific signs on two other bathrooms that did not have bathroom signs on the doors. The changes in Currier House show that the bathroom accessibility demands of the BGLTSA can be quickly implemented. The administration...
...April 23) on the homosexual speak-out, I fully agreed with his claim that it is important to “share our reactions” and have a substantive, meaningful dialogue on the subject. Unfortunately, it seems that the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA) and other similar organizations’ commitment to such discussion stops when faced with a real, substantive objection. It is true that throughout history many taboos have been overcome and rightly gained wide acceptance, including women’s suffrage and the interactions of different races...