UMass restroom has wrong plumbing to be 'gender-inclusive'

Anthony Gockowski

Anthony GockowskiInvestigative Reporter Today at 12:40 PM EDT
 
 
  • UMass-Amherst students are outraged that a restroom formerly designated as "gender-inclusive" now has new signage indicating that it is for females only.
  • According to UMass-Amherst Director of Residence Education Jean MacKimmie, the change was required by the state's plumbing code.

Students at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst are in an uproar after a previously “gender-inclusive” bathroom was re-designated as female-only.

According to The Massachusetts Daily Collegian, students have launched an email campaign to protest the decision, attempting to flood the inboxes of those behind the change.

"The previous ‘all gender’ sign was installed without consultation..."   

[RELATED: Pierce students say new all-gender restrooms not good eno...

In fact, a template for the campaign is circulating on social media, encouraging any student or community member to write to university leaders expressing their “support for student efforts to recreate the space as safe and affirming for all residents, and hope that the signage is in place to fulfill student’s needs as quickly as possible.”

Of particular concern to student protesters is the fact that the bathroom in question is located in an LGBTQ-themed residence hall, though Director of Residence Education Jean MacKimmie explained in an email prior to the decision that the school was lawfully required to make the change.

The state’s plumbing code requires that all multi-stall bathrooms “be designated as either male or female,” MacKimmie explained, according to The Collegian.

“The previous ‘all gender’ sign was installed without consultation with Residential Life Directors, the staff of the Stonewall Center, student organizations or the State Plumbing Board,” she elaborated.

Further, MacKimmie went on to express her full support of creating “a campus environment that supports and values all members” of the community, even noting that “as a result, 135 campus bathrooms, 122 residence hall restrooms and 21 residence hall bathrooms have been designated as gender-inclusive.”

[RELATED: Berkeley student fees fund $2.7M gender-neutral locker room]

Still, some students, such as Ethan Gourlay, plan to continue to use any bathroom of their choosing.

“I find having to choose between men’s and women’s rooms oppressive and uncomfortable,” Gourlay told The Collegian. “The change to women’s rooms might not have a big change—I intend to use them because gender is a lie.”

Views: 564

Comment

You need to be a member of 12160 Social Network to add comments!

Join 12160 Social Network

Comment by Parrhesia on September 7, 2017 at 10:11am

I like the last paragraph, "I find having to choose between men's and women's rooms oppressive and uncomfortable..."  Really?  It is too much of a hardship to choose, instead claim that "gender is a lie" so the discomfort can be removed.

Comment by Less Prone on September 7, 2017 at 8:36am

Where are the bathrooms for those who identify themselves as attack helicopters? Or dogs? Or for all the alphabet combinations like LGBTETC? We demand our rights!

"Destroying the New World Order"

TOP CONTENT THIS WEEK

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE SITE!

mobile page

12160.info/m

12160 Administrators

 

Latest Activity

Sandy posted videos
4 hours ago
Doc Vega's 5 blog posts were featured
8 hours ago
tjdavis's blog post was featured
8 hours ago
cheeki kea's blog post was featured
8 hours ago
Less Prone favorited Sandy's photo
8 hours ago
Sandy posted photos
13 hours ago
Doc Vega posted a blog post

After Querying GROK over the 1952 Washington National Sightings

The Washington National Sightings (also called the 1952 Washington, D.C. UFO incident, the…See More
yesterday
Doc Vega posted blog posts
Monday
tjdavis posted a video

I Tried AI for Fun. Now I’ve Got Questions | Jeff Childers From #474 | The Way I Heard It

What does inevitability sound like?That’s not a thruway line—it’s the question I keep coming back to after this conversation with Jeff Childers. Because some...
Monday
Doc Vega commented on Doc Vega's blog post Regrets That Cling to Me
"Cheeki, Thanks so much for the encouragement! "
Sunday
Less Prone favorited tjdavis's video
Sunday
Burbia commented on Burbia's group The Comment Section is Closed
Saturday
tjdavis posted a video

The Geography of Iran Explained.

Hey Everyone,This is my attempt to humanize the people and country of Iran. I hope I can educate people on the geography of this country outside of what we ...
Saturday
cheeki kea commented on Doc Vega's blog post Regrets That Cling to Me
"An awesome poem for the day. It is actually World Poetry Day a special day granted by UNESCO to…"
Saturday
cheeki kea favorited Doc Vega's blog post Regrets That Cling to Me
Saturday
Doc Vega commented on Doc Vega's blog post A Cure for Cancer?
"cheek kea thanks you so much. Yes, I agree, but there was so much espionage, mistrust, and military…"
Mar 18
cheeki kea commented on Doc Vega's blog post A Cure for Cancer?
"Yes I believe there's a Cure or Remedy for everything. As netizens across the world start to…"
Mar 18
Doc Vega posted a blog post

A Cure for Cancer?

 How many of you have agonized over seeing little kids at St. Jude’s Hospital with brain cancer,…See More
Mar 17
Евеліна posted a blog post

Розумний дім: як технології роблять життя комфортнішим

Що таке розумний дімРозумний дім — це система сучасних технологій, яка дозволяє автоматизувати…See More
Mar 17
Less Prone commented on tjdavis's photo
Thumbnail

Shabby Road

"Total disregard of public places. Import it to the west and call it enrichment. "
Mar 15

© 2026   Created by truth.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service

content and site copyright 12160.info 2007-2019 - all rights reserved. unless otherwise noted