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Post Nine: Blog Resources and Additional Resources

TRANSGENDERED BATHROOMS. (2016). Journal of Property Management, 81(1), 28. 

This is an article that provides basic definitions of terms used throughout the blog like transgender, gender identity, gender expression, and sex. It also provides introductory information on the need for gender neutral bathrooms and how most are structural seen today. See Post two for more information.

Beemyn, B., Curtis, B., Davis, M., & Tubbs, N. J. (2005). Transgender issues on college campuses. New directions for student services, 111, 49-60.

This resource helps folks navigate creating safe spaces on college campuses whether it is in housing, bathrooms, or locker rooms. It gives specific suggestions for how campus housing can be more accessible to students that are trans or gender nonconforming.  It also talks about how we cannot assume that queer spaces are always what trans folks need but rather we should ask them what is best for their experiences. See Post Three for more information.

Anthony, K. H., & Dufresne, M. (2007). Potty parity in perspective: gender and family issues in planning and designing public restrooms. Journal of Planning Literature, 21(3), 267-294.

This source goes into detail about why the construction of single stalled bathrooms is actually cost efficient as well as how it creates a more equal environment. It also discusses the legislation that requires new buildings or renovations of bathrooms to include gender neutral bathrooms. See Post Four for more information.

https://www.ted.com/talks/ivan_coyote_why_we_need_gender_neutral_bathrooms?language=en#t-7076

This TED Talk provides a personal narrative from Ivan Coyote regarding their experience with not always having a safe space to use the restroom or change in. There is also talk about legislation regarding folks having to use the restroom that matches the gender they were assigned at birth.

http://amplifyyourvoice.org/youthresource/youthresource-genderneutralfaq/

This website provides common questions regarding the need for gender neutral bathrooms, what they tend to look like, and what it means to have access to them.

http://www.uua.org/lgbtq/welcoming/ways/bathrooms

This is an excellent source that provides suggestions for people thinking about creating gender neutral bathrooms. It provides a couple different ways to change the current settings of bathrooms that exist into more inclusive spaces. It also provides links to other resources that help with signs for bathrooms and the structural changes.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/09/white-house-gender-neutral-bathroom_n_7028810.html

This video/ article talks about how the White House added a gender neutral restroom in order to promote accessibility for all people.

https://genderandsexuality.uic.edu/gender-inclusion-uic/gender-neutral-bathrooms/

Due to this blog being viewed by UIC students/ classmates, here is a resource from the Gender and Sexuality Center where all the gender neutral bathrooms are on campus thus far.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/03/28/north-carolina-bathroom-law-could-change-practices-public-colleges-and-universities

This source discusses one of the proposed laws that Ivan spoke about regarding folks having to use the restroom that matching their biological sex at birth.

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