{"id":621,"date":"2018-08-16T22:34:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T02:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reach.lndo.site\/why-we-care-about-transgender-equality-and-what-we-should-do-about-it\/"},"modified":"2023-05-22T17:43:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T21:43:38","slug":"why-we-care-about-transgender-equality-and-what-we-should-do-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reachma.org\/blog\/why-we-care-about-transgender-equality-and-what-we-should-do-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Care About Transgender Equality (And What We Should Do About It!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Isabel Cushing, REACH Intern<span class=\"TextRun SCXW137584372\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; color: #000000; text-transform: none; line-height: 20.5px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times New Roman_MSFontService',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137584372\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This past Monday, I sat across from my grandma at an Italian restaurant in Boston, munching on garlic bread in the summer air. We looked over the menu and chatted about my packing list for school, and I laughingly complained about sore wrists and biceps from scooping ice cream at work earlier that day. I was completely at ease with our server and fellow restaurant-goers: I didn\u2019t have to fear being denied service because of my gender identity. It didn\u2019t even occur to me to worry about using the restroom during our meal, because I knew that there would be a safe and comfortable bathroom available for me.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5130\" src=\"https:\/\/reachma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/TransStateHouse-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The absence of worry is a marker of my privilege as someone whose gender identity matches\u00a0the sex I was assigned at birth (also known as\u00a0\u201ccisgender\u201d).\u00a0Most of us walk through life everyday with this privilege without even noticing it, taking for granted\u00a0the\u00a0legal protections and equal access to public accommodations that are not guaranteed for transgender people.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In June of 2016, the Massachusetts Legislature expanded trans equality in state law, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity in public accommodations.\u00a0Importantly, the\u00a0\u201cAct Relative to Transgender Anti-Discrimination\u201d\u00a0allows everyone to use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity, regardless of biological sex. But the bill is about much more than bathrooms: it is an important step in expanding protections for trans people in Massachusetts in all public accommodations,\u00a0augmenting\u00a0the legislation already in place to protect\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Laws\/SessionLaws\/Acts\/2011\/Chapter199\">trans rights in the workplace and in schools<\/a>.\u00a0As\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedommassachusetts.org\/mythbuster\/\">Mason Dunn writes<\/a>, \u201cPublic accommodations are all the places we go when we\u2019re not at home, work, or school. These include movie theaters, restaurants, parks, public transportation, and coffee shops; and yes, it includes being able to do something as basic as using the restroom in these places.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Because I\u2019m not trans, I just don\u2019t know what it feels like to exist\u00a0without feeling safe in public accommodations, including the basic right to public bathrooms\u2014this is why listening to trans voices is so important. In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/ivan_coyote_why_we_need_gender_neutral_bathrooms\/transcript\">TED talk<\/a>\u00a0I recently watched, Ivan Coyote offered some painful insight: \u201cToday as a trans person, public bathrooms and changing rooms are where I am most likely to be questioned or harassed. I&#8217;ve often been verbally attacked behind their doors.\u202fI&#8217;ve been hauled out by security guards with my pants still halfway pulled up.\u202fI&#8217;ve been stared at, screamed at, whispered about, and\u00a0one time I got smacked in the face by a little old lady&#8217;s purse.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The harassment that Ivan and many other trans people face, not only but\u00a0<i>especially<\/i>\u00a0in\u00a0gender-segregated accommodations like public bathrooms, reflects the central role that bathrooms play as a symbol of widespread confusion, misunderstanding, and discomfort with trans people. Safe and comfortable access to public accommodations, without the fear of harassment, should be guaranteed to everyone in Massachusetts. But an anti-trans coalition has put the June 2016 Act up for repeal on the ballot this November, placing the future of the Act into our hands as voters. And, as is the pattern across the U.S., bathrooms have been the focal point of opposition to and discomfort with this Act, with trans access to bathrooms held up as a threat to safety. Though this is not true, clearly many people do feel vulnerable when it comes to talking about bathrooms. And safety\u2014of cis and trans people alike\u2014is a very important priority. Violence and sexual assault are real\u00a0and frightening\u00a0concerns: working as an intern at REACH, I have\u00a0witnessed\u00a0first-hand the trauma and pain of sexual violence and the importance of anti-violence work. Our community advocates emphasize safety as a #1 priority in their work with\u00a0survivors of domestic violence.\u00a0And\u00a0here at REACH, we\u00a0know that public safety and trans equality are not\u00a0at\u00a0odds, not incompatible. Rather, the two necessarily go hand in hand.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>First of all,\u00a0when trans people are allowed\u00a0equal and safe\u00a0access\u00a0to\u00a0public\u00a0accommodations, including\u00a0bathrooms that match their gender identity, there is\u00a0<i>no<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>evidence for an\u00a0increase in assault or other violent acts in bathrooms. CNN points out that as of March 2017, nineteen states had anti-discrimination laws protecting the rights of trans people in public accommodations\u00a0and bathrooms. Yet when\u00a0CNN\u00a0researchers reached out to twenty law enforcement agencies in these states, not one had reported a single bathroom assault since the law had been put into effect. In Maine, which has had legal protections for trans people for eleven years, the Human Rights Commission is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2017\/03\/07\/health\/transgender-bathroom-law-facts-myths\/index.html\">unaware of any incident of bathroom assault<\/a>. Thus, while opponents of the June 2016 Act in our own state continue to utilize the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mafamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Bathroom-Law-repeal-two-pager-information.pdf\">rhetoric of safety<\/a>, maintaining that such a law enables sexual predators and endangers the public,\u00a0<i>this is simply not true<\/i>.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And while cisgender people\u00a0aren\u2019t less safe when sharing bathrooms with transgender people, trans people\u00a0<i>are<\/i>\u00a0a lot less safe when we force them to use bathrooms that match their biological sex, rather than their gender identity. Think back to Ivan, who has been verbally and physically harassed when forced to use the women\u2019s room.\u00a0An\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Herman-Gendered-Restrooms-and-Minority-Stress-June-2013.pdf\">expansive survey<\/a>\u00a0of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals\u00a0found that 70% of respondents reported denial of access, verbal abuse, and physical assault in public bathrooms. And according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glsen.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2015%20National%20GLSEN%202015%20National%20School%20Climate%20Survey%20%28NSCS%29%20-%20Full%20Report_0.pdf\">recent research<\/a>\u00a0by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), more than two-thirds of trans students in middle- and high-school reported avoiding bathrooms because they felt unsafe or uncomfortable.\u00a0As Ivan says of\u00a0so-called\u00a0\u201cbathroom bills\u201d: \u201cThey don\u2019t make anyone safer. But they do for sure make the world more dangerous for some of us.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With the Act that Massachusetts passed on June 2016, we took an important\u00a0step\u00a0toward\u00a0to providing safety, protection, and\u00a0equity\u00a0for trans people.\u00a0But\u00a0our\u00a0fragile step toward equality is threatened on the ballot\u00a0this\u00a0November: Ballot Question #3 asks whether we should keep the Act in place or repeal it, leaving\u00a0in its place\u00a0no legal protections for trans people in public accommodations.\u00a0Statistics and facts can feel abstract,\u00a0but\u00a0each of\u00a0the\u00a0numbers\u00a0above\u00a0represents real\u00a0people, experiencing painfully real harassment every day.\u00a0I am reminded\u00a0of this reality\u00a0by the frustration and pain\u00a0of\u00a0trans and gender non-conforming people\u00a0in my\u00a0own\u00a0life.\u00a0When I see headlines proclaiming the possible repeal\u00a0of the \u201cAct Relative to Transgender Anti-Discrimination,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0know that\u00a0behind the legal language is a law that protects\u00a0people I care deeply about. Without it, they will face greater harassment in\u00a0<i>all<\/i>\u00a0public spaces, from\u00a0buying a cup of coffee to taking the T.\u00a0This is not a political matter or a partisan issue: it is a question of\u00a0common humanity, dignity and respect.\u00a0The ability\u00a0to\u00a0safely<i>\u00a0<\/i>exist in public spaces,\u00a0without risking harassment and assault,\u00a0should be a guaranteed right for all\u00a0people\u00a0in\u00a0Massachusetts, and that starts with allowing trans people to use whichever bathroom they are most comfortable in.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So what can we do? First and foremost, make sure you are registered to vote and vote\u00a0<b>YES<\/b>\u00a0on question three! (Confusingly, a \u201cyes\u201d vote will keep the law in place, while a \u201cno\u201d vote will repeal it). Spread the word and this blog post around to keep educating people about the fight for trans equality.\u00a0Keep reading! There are\u00a0some articles\u00a0attached\u00a0below this post, if you\u00a0want to\u00a0learn more about the issue. Most importantly, try to remember your privilege the next time you use a public restroom, and imagine what it would be like if you couldn\u2019t count on this most basic of resources. Remember that deconstructing systems of privilege, fighting for\u00a0justice,\u00a0and ensuring\u00a0safety\u00a0for\u00a0everyone\u00a0is above all a practice of empathy, a struggle in which we all have a role to play.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2017\/03\/07\/health\/transgender-bathroom-law-facts-myths\/index.html\">this<\/a> article!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Isabel Cushing, REACH Intern\u00a0 This past Monday, I sat across from my grandma at an Italian restaurant in Boston, munching on garlic bread in the summer air. 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