Last week, the Ivy League school, Yale University, has made an action by filing an appeal to the Connecticut Superior Court which would allow the school to turn every single occupancy bathroom in their campus into a gender neutral bathrooms to accommodate the LGBT students complain.
After the brave move made by Yale, Democrat Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy's spokesperson, Meg Green, sent an email to Reuters informing them that the state government is looking to grant the school's request.
"We stand firmly with Yale in their effort to create a more welcoming campus," says Green. "This has been a priority for Governor Malloy's administration and, now that this issue has been brought to our attention, we are prepared to work with Yale toward a solution."
This issue came on campus after law students began advocating for gender-neutral bathrooms on the University. As reported on Yale Daily News, an amendment to the state building code was proposed by the pro-LGBT student association, OutLaws, which was supported by as many as 25 organizations within the state.
"This feels important to me because it's so basic, we want to use the bathroom in peace without worrying about being late or running far afield just to pee," says Rachel Luban, an OutLaws member.
According to Reuters, the said state code requires the school to put up more single-occupancy bathrooms as opposed to building gender neutral ones.
The University spoke up and argued that constructing new facilities because of space constraints would not be logical, added that the modification to the building code makes it easier for transgender students when they're going to use the bathroom.
The lawsuit reads, "The proposed shift in designation of the two multi-fixture restrooms to gender-neutral and associated Code modification would facilitate quick access to a bathroom within the building for persons of all gender identities, eliminate discomfort expressed by trans and gender non-conforming Law School students in using gender-specific restrooms and promote the equal treatment of trans and gender nonconforming students,"
The said lawsuit also insists that the "substantial rights of the University have been prejudiced." According to the Register reports, similar code modifications are already instituted in other cities including Washington, D.C, New York City, Austin, Texas, and San Francisco.
