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...specific single-occupancy bathrooms. Having located 24 single-stall facilities specifically assigned to either men or women, the group is calling for administrators and House Masters to alter the existent labeling to accommodate both genders and guarantee that all future Harvard buildings be designed with at least one gender-neutral bathroom. The change will likely not affect the vast majority of Harvard students, but that does not mean it’s not one worth making. While the difference would be minor to most, the comfort conferred to transgender or gender-variant students and faculty could be great...
...bathrooms. According to the group’s recently released report, “Besides reinforcing gender norms, bathrooms that are clearly marked as male/female force many individuals to enter bathroom environments that they consider uncomfortable and unsafe.” The simple step of remarking bathrooms as gender-neutral would greatly alleviate this discomfort—not to mention open up more bathroom space...
Currently, there are 38 gender-neutral bathrooms on campus, yet most are located in the River Houses. The fact that very few are presently available in the Yard and Science Center leaves transgender students and faculty without options come class-time. Lacking this option, the BGLTSA suggests that some students and faculty might avoid using bathrooms altogether, often fearing reprimand or harassment for using a bathroom that they feel is appropriate for their gender...
...fact remains that there are some in the Harvard community that experience extreme discomfort and pressure when going to the bathroom. The move to render single-occupancy bathrooms open to both genders would entail insignificant costs and ensure that students and faculty have equal access to more gender-neutral bathrooms. There is no good reason to oppose the BGLTSA’s suggestions, regardless of its rhetoric...
...evening’s most heated debate concerned a resolution sponsored by council President Matthew W. Mahan ’05 and Andrew C. Stillman ’06 in support of gender-neutral bathrooms on campus. Jordan B. Woods ’06, political chair of the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA), spoke to the council in favor of the bill, which urges Harvard to remove male or female designations from all single-occupancy bathrooms...