Youngkin calls for gender-neutral bathrooms after question from transgender Virginia teen

[Timber Rattler]

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3894026-youngkin-calls-for-gender-neutral-bathrooms-after-question-from-transgender-virginia-teen/

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) called for gender-neutral bathrooms in schools on Thursday, in response to a town hall question from a transgender Virginia teenager.

“Look at me. I am a transgender man,” Niko, a 17-year-old from Arlington, Va., said at a CNN town hall. “Do you really think that the girls in my high school would feel comfortable sharing a restroom with me?”

Youngkin, who issued a series of restrictive guidelines to Virginia schools last fall related to transgender students, said on Thursday that it was important to accommodate students.

“That’s why I have said many, many times, we just need extra bathrooms in schools,” he said. “We need gender-neutral bathrooms and so people can use the bathroom that they, in fact, are comfortable with.”

Youngkin’s guidelines would require transgender students to participate in activities and use school facilities that align with the sex they were assigned at birth. It would also make it more difficult for students to change their name or gender presentation at school.

What happened to this guy?  He turned into a gutless weasel.

[Smokin Joe]

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3894026-youngkin-calls-for-gender-neutral-bathrooms-after-question-from-transgender-virginia-teen/

What happened to this guy?  He turned into a gutless weasel.

Sounds like the guidelines say: If you were born Male, use the Men's room, if you were born female use the Ladies' room, and if you are not comfortable using either, use the one marked "whoever", which will likely be a one-holer, in outhouse parlance.

(outhouses were gender neutral long before the term was invented)

[Fishrrman]

Agreed with Joe above.

I think what he meant was that a -third-, single-occupancy rest room be included, along with the regular male and female latrines...

[Cyber Liberty]

Agreed with Joe above.

I think what he meant was that a -third-, single-occupancy rest room be included, along with the regular male and female latrines...

I think so too.

[Sighlass]

My mother was the first female boilermaker welder in TVA history.... the problem arose that the plants had limited bathrooms for ladies... so mom had to make a trek every time she wanted to use the restroom, so often it meant a 20 minute or longer trip (so she made sure to plan ahead when the tinge hit her). I feel for every dang school that has to construct "special" this and that every time someone decides they feel like "it" instead of normal.

[Smokin Joe]

My mother was the first female boilermaker welder in TVA history.... the problem arose that the plants had limited bathrooms for ladies... so mom had to make a trek every time she wanted to use the restroom, so often it meant a 20 minute or longer trip (so she made sure to plan ahead when the tinge hit her). I feel for every dang school that has to construct "special" this and that every time someone decides they feel like "it" instead of normal.

Keep in mind that in older schools, the only available restrooms for the "non-binary"will be those currently reserved for staff.

Which might end up inconveniencing most those who have been pushing this stuff.

Some schadenfreude would be nice.