State Sen. Josh Newman has introduced legislation which, if passed, would require all K-12 schools in California to have at least one gender neutral restroom – the first of its kind in the nation.…
State Sen. Josh Newman has introducedwhich, if passed, would require all K-12 schools in California to have at least one gender neutral restroom – the first bill of its kind in the nation.
“It’s hard enough to be questioning your gender or sexuality at that age. But to not be able to use the bathroom without some combination of anxiety, stigma, shame, bullying? That’s just a terrible place to put kids,” said Newman, who is also chair of the Senate Committee on Education.from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found staggering rates of violence and mental health challenges among LGBTQ+ youth.
Advocates of the bill hope gender neutral restrooms could ultimately lead to a decline of harassment and mental health issues among the LGBTQ+ population. “When you’re trans, being safe and comfortable are often mutually exclusive,” said Quinn Webb, a 15-year-old at Alhambra High School in Martinez.
Webb, who identifies as non-binary but presents as a trans male, knows that situation intimately. At age 10, Webb began to dread entering the girls’ restroom at middle school. But at the same time, Webb was worried about being harmed or bullied if they tried to use the boys’ room.Related Articles
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