The city of Vancouver passed a law for “gender-neutral washrooms in public buildings” (Judd, 2014) . Inclusive washrooms are now set in public areas such as schools for privacy and preferential issues of transgender citizens. This action is a sign off victory for the LGBTQ community in the Lower Mainland by giving support for their self-determination.

I support the notion of this action. It offers benefits to gender non-conforming children by providing an alternative option. Furthermore, children are allowed the choice to decide their own sexual preference instead of being conformed to a specific gender. For example, some people choose to use gender neutral pronouns, but transgender citizens must now fight to be given rights to be who they are.

However, this action has raised much controversy about ethical issues. In my opinion, by installing an inclusive washroom, it is still a form of discrimination for transgender citizens; people who identify themselves as transgender are classified together with neutral gender civilians. It also implies transgender people are less than trustworthy and therefore should be separated from the general population. The LGBTQ community should be given their own choice of self-determination without being subjected and denounced for their choices.

Bibliography

Judd, A. (2014, June 16). Motion Passes for Genderless Bathrooms in Vancouver Schools. Retrieved from Global News: globalnews.ca/news/1398131/motion-passes-for-genderless-bathrooms-in-vancouver-schools/

Lewis, S. (2013, Sept 25). Vancouver passes gender-neutral washrooms in public building. Retrieved from DailyXtra: dailyxtra.com/vancouver/news/vancouver-passes-gender-neutral-washrooms-in-public-buildings