What next? University of Alberta creates ‘all-gender’ restrooms for transgender students
EDMONTON, Alberta, August 29, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Although the University of Alberta already has unisex restrooms on campus, the university has agreed to create "all-gender washrooms " for transgender students. “We see a lot of people on our campus who may be trans- or gender non-conforming who do have issues with the washrooms because they are forced to act on this [sexual] binary," said Melanie Alexander of the school's "Gender-Based Violence Prevention Project," according to a CBC report . "It’s this really vulnerable place to be when you don’t feel like you have places that reflect your gender expression ,” she added. The school has replaced the signs on all single-toilet washrooms, such as those that are wheelchair accessible, with ones that show both male and female figures in addition to a wheelchair. The university will also be providing a map of the "all-gender" washrooms to students when they return to school ne