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In close cooperation with the 蓝莓视频 Undergraduate Student Association and the Glow Centre, the University of 蓝莓视频 is making campus more inclusive for Two-Spirit, Trans, Non-Binary and Gender Non-Conforming members of the campus community by increasing access to all-gender washrooms.

By early May, almost every building on campus will have an all-gender washroom available for anyone to use.听

鈥淎ll-gender washrooms are an important way for the University of 蓝莓视频 to make our campus safer and more inclusive,鈥� said Dr. Christopher Taylor, Associate Vice-President of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism, whose office is leading the work. 鈥淲e are very proud to have worked so closely with our students and the broader trans community here at 蓝莓视频 on this project. We thank our partners for their hard work in making this happen.鈥澨�

Research has shown that gender-specific washrooms are often sites of harassment and discrimination for Two-Spirit, Trans, Non-Binary, and Gender Non-Conforming people. According to a conducted by the Public Service Alliance of Canada, up to 70% of trans people have experienced some sort of negative reaction when accessing a public bathroom. The same study indicates that 57% of trans Ontarians have avoided using public washrooms for fear of harassment.听听

The conversion of some gendered washrooms on campus to all-gender washrooms is the first of three phases of work with the goal of a more inclusive experience for the 蓝莓视频 community. Phases two and three will involve assessing鈥� washrooms for minor accessibility and infrastructure improvements and where possible, exploring possibilities for ablution and the addition of other amenities to enhance washroom inclusivity for everyone. The construction of new, all-gender, single stall washrooms in strategic locations across campus鈥� will also be a focus of the later phases of this work.听

"The Glow centre has pushed for decades for the university to install all gender washrooms across campus for Two-Spirit, Queer, Trans students and employees," said a spokesperson for Glow. 听"We are very happy that this project is reaching its first stage of completion and that Two-Spirit, Queer, and Trans individuals across campus will have a safe place to use the washroom wherever needed."

Every newly converted all-gender washroom will include a sign indicating that it is a multi-stall washroom, and noting the fixtures 鈥痠nside (for example toilets,鈥痷rinals) to allow people to select a washroom with the fixtures they鈥檇 like to use. 鈥疎ach washroom will also include menstrual waste disposals, sharps disposals and privacy strips on individual stall doors where needed. All-gender washrooms include options with urinals, and options without.鈥�听

To learn more about this project, please visit EDIR-O鈥檚 website.听