ADA Sign Depot Blog — Restroom Bathroom ADA Signs
The Transgender Bathroom Debate and the Looming Title IX Crisis
Posted by ADA Sign Depot on May 25, 2016
Regional battles over the right of transgender people to access public bathrooms were elevated to national legal theatre.
The question is at the core of a struggle – and a suddenly intense debate – over the rights of transgender individuals. That battle transcends what happens in bathrooms, certainly, but the issue has prompted a wave of unnecessary fears and unnecessary laws, including North Carolina’s HB 2.
The Obama administration’s directive Friday on the use of school bathrooms and locker rooms by transgender students intensified the latest fierce battle in the nation’s culture wars, with conservatives calling it an illegal overreach that will put children in danger and advocates for transgender rights hailing it as a breakthrough for civil rights.
Business Is Taking Action on LGBT Rights. Will Climate Change Be Next?
Posted by ADA Sign Depot on May 11, 2016
After North Carolina passed a bizarre transgender bathroom law with sweeping implications (one that, according to the Justice Department, is probably illegal), an impressive list of big companies made their displeasure known.
Fort Worth superintendent rejects call to resign over transgender bathroom guidelines
Posted by ADA Sign Depot on May 11, 2016
The Fort Worth school superintendent said Tuesday he will not heed Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick‘s request for his resignation over school district guidelines that allow transgender students to use the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.