I know there are no doubt some Transsexual Sisters of Purity out there who will mouth the radical right/radical feminist party line about how wrong it is for “men” to use the lady’s room. Conveniently failing to mention what restroom they used as pre-ops.
I won’t do that. I started using the women’s room when I had to pee as soon as I started going out in public during the process of getting on hormones.
I didn’t make a scene of it. didn’t hang around primping. I just went in, peed, washed my hands and left.
From The Advocate: http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2012/05/25/doj-and-transgender-woman-claim-victory-bathroom-battle-university
Jennifer Braly scores a win.
BY Neal Broverman
May 25 2012
After the Department of Justice applied pressure, the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith will now allow a transgender woman to use women’s restrooms.
Jennifer Braly has been fighting for the right to use women’s facilities at UA. Braly, 38, was a guest lecturer at the university as well as a student; she says she was banned from lecturing because she challenged UA’s bathroom policy.
The school is now allowing Braly to use the facilities, but only after the Department of Justice sent a letter to the school. Read more here, but be warned that the article continuously refers to Braly’s anatomy.
From Inside Higher Ed: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/05/25/arkansas-fort-smith-transgender-student-wins-access-womens-restrooms
Restroom Choice
May 25, 2012
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is changing its policy regarding restroom use by transgender people after a student complained to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Jennifer Braly, a 38-year-old UAFS junior who is a transgender woman, was upset after being instructed to use only gender-neutral restrooms on campus. Braly had used women’s restrooms and gender-neutral restrooms until another student complained.
Braly is again allowed to use women’s restrooms, said R. Mark Horn, a vice chancellor. He said that the decision was made this spring after the Justice Department sent a letter to the university system’s lawyers. The university wouldn’t make that letter available, citing federal privacy laws. Justice Department spokeswoman Xochitl Hinojosa confirmed that a letter had been sent informing the university of the complaint, but Hinojosa said the letter did not direct the university to take any specific action. Hinojosa wouldn’t say whether an investigation is ongoing. A conservative blog, the first national outlet to report on the issue, accused the Obama administration of forcing the issue.
For the Radical Right/Radical feminist take on this one can go to the Right Wing Extremist Blog Townhall: http://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2012/05/27/the_bully_administration
The Bully Administration
Kevin McCullough
May 27, 2012
What was the great injustice that the University of Arkansas Fort Smith was committing?
They had refused to allow a 38-year-old male student to use any and all female facilities on campus. So per the communication from the administration, Eric Holder, Barack Obama and company, and acting on the hopes the DOJ would play nice, they caved.
And now the 38-year-old anatomically male student, who goes by the name Jennifer Braly, and refers to himself as a “transgender” (instead of transvestite) has been given campus wide permission to enter any and all female facilities.
Since the university had initially denied the access, I’m sure you’re pondering how the DOJ got mixed up in this to begin with. According to Mark Horn, the Vice President of university relations it was pretty simple.
Complete article at: http://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2012/05/27/the_bully_administration