The Importance Of Transgender Rights In Public Schools

Which bathroom will I use today? Which lockerroom will I change in? What team will I play on? For many of us, myself included, we do not have to think about these questions on a daily basis. But for transgenders, these are everyday questions they have to ask themselves. In my opinion, one of the greatest challenges my generation will have to deal with is transgender rights.
I think that transgender rights are the civil rights issues of today’s society. One of the biggest problems many schools and public places are facing right now is where should transgenders go to the bathroom. At first under administration of President Obama, transgenders had the right to choose what bathroom they would like to use in public schools. Early this year, President Trump repealed Obama’s policy that transgender’s have the right to choose what bathroom they would like to use. Instead, Trump wanted the states and public schools to have the power to choose where transgender students shall use the bathroom.
I am in favor of Trump’s repeal of Obama’s policy. As a young woman in …show more content…
I also do not think taxpayers should have to pay for an extra bathroom either. I believe for most schools transgenders should have to use a family bathrooms. Our school has several family bathrooms that they could use already. This would provide a safe place for them while respecting everyone’s privacy. I also think school’s could turn one of their bathrooms into a transgender bathroom, if schools have a large number of transgender students. We have many bathrooms in our school for either just men or women, I believe we could just give up one of these to make transgender students feel safer. Ultimately, it will be up to states and public schools to decide, but they must address this issue now. We can not leave this issue for future generations or wait until someone gets hurt. We must act now on this