Transgender
and gender-nonconforming people frequently experience harassment in
toilet facilities. Required use of gender-specific toilet facilities
can create unnecessary risk that leads to transgender and gender-nonconforming
people being denied access, being verbally harassed, or physically
assaulted in these facilities. These experiences, in turn, impact
one's education, employment, health, and participation in public life.
This is especially true for transgender women of color, who experience
the highest rates of discrimination. To address this ongoing discrimination
and harassment, it is essential to provide more all-gender toilet
facilities.