Quote:I'm generally pretty sympathetic to victims of bigotry, but this right here pretty much makes this come off as an attention grab. The one thing I am curious about is if this student is treated by the student populace as female...meaning if "he's just one of the girls" in every other conceivable circumstance, I can kinda see where this stems from. Even then, common sense should step in. I think TJBender said it best overall.

 

I would like to think if I were in a similar situation, I would actually prefer the neutral bathroom...

Sure, you'd like to think that.  The problem is it's difficult for any of us to understand what it's like for a transperson.  To feel like you're in the wrong body.  Being forced to use the unisex bathroom makes her feel like she's not 'normal'.  This can't make sense to most of us, because we can't understand what it's like for her.  I know some people will say she's not 'normal'.  I very much disagree.  My wife's uncle's friend had a trans-child, who was pretty much as normal as they come.  Unfortunately like many transgender people, she killed herself.


Perhaps the ideal solution would be to stop having all students change into gym clothes.  It cuts into valuable gym time anyway.

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