There’s probably a lot of people, primarily student activists, who get angry just from reading the above headline. I’ll ask two things from those of you who fall into that category – First, hear me out. Second, understand that the following argument is not based in any hostility towards any group, but rather raw practicality. Also, as you will see, this argument applies to community bathrooms, not single stall bathrooms. http://reason.com/blog/2016/03/28/anti-unisex-bathroom-law-in-north-caroli
Pushing for gender neutral bathrooms is a new and increasingly popular form of campus activism. Left wing students across the country have been trying to eliminate the traditional “binary” divide between the genders in on-campus restrooms. For example, college students in California recently held a “Sh*t in” to campaign for, among other things, “adding ‘Gender Diversity’ signs to existing gendered bathrooms.”
Why are students doing this? Mostly out of a desire to be more inclusive, particularly to transgender individuals. But as this movement picks up steam, the demands for more and more bathrooms to drop their ‘gender segregation’ may prove problematic
For instance, students spend time naked or exposed in dorm bathrooms across America. Whether it be stalls, showers, or whatever else, there will be plenty of opportunity, intentionally or otherwise, for students’ privacy to be violated by the opposite sex in community bathrooms.
In addition, there are many dangerous scenarios that are real possibilities. One such scenario is passing out in the bathroom after a night of partying. This happens too frequently at colleges, given the high levels of drinking which occur on weekends, and sometimes even weekdays. As a simple example, ask yourself, if a female student passes out at 3 a.m. in a bathroom stall, would you prefer another female find her, or have it be a coin flip whether the next person coming through that door is a male or female? Personally, I would prefer another female student find her, as opposed to a potentially intoxicated male.
Herein lies the biggest danger with gender neutral bathrooms – a potential for more sexual assault, and certainly more sexual harassment.
Would you want to be in a bath room minding your business when the opposite of your sex walks in and rapes you, assaults you, or simply just stares at you to the point where you begin to feel uncomfortable? I know I wouldn’t want that to be me so, when considering which side you will take keep yourself and everyone else’s safety in mind.