A rising issue in today's society, gender neutral bathrooms are being widely debated throughout America.  With all this debate on morals and how the transition would even take place there are a lot of aspects to consider in this issue.  I previously had voted on this issue at my home town before researching about it or educating myself on both sides of the argument.  After doing some research I realized that the way I had voted was truly not the way I should have.  This research question affects almost everyone who uses public restrooms.  Although I've been taught all my life to be against something of this caliber I believe that everyone should be given a fair and equal opportunity to be accepted in today's society. 

The first article, titled "Charlotte City Manager Carlee clarifies city's transgender restroom policy", states of how a "nondiscrimination" proposal for private businesses to accommodate cis-gendered people access to the restroom of their gender identity was rejected.  The main argument was that the passing of this proposal would endanger women and children, leaving them more susceptible to being harmed.  The values at stake are of those that aren't cis-gendered only worrying about themselves and not worrying about others may be affected.  The interests of those who are inconvenienced are not considered.  The author is more biased to the side against gender-neutral bathrooms, considering the author is a writer for a local newspaper and is only interviewing the side of the people who rejected the proposal and won. 

The second article, titled "The Biggest Obstacle to Gender Neutral Bathrooms? Building Codes." speaks of several different boundaries that face those who are advocates of a gender neutral bathroom.  The article states today there are two separate federal agencies that dictate public bathroom rules, the U.S Department of Labor for workplaces and the Department of Health and Human Services for non-workplace restrooms.  These departments are inhibiting the possibility of gender neutral bathrooms, so the main argument is if you really want true reform you will have to address those two agencies.  I am not completely sure of the credibility of the author or source, however the website seems credible and reason.com seems to be a credible source.

The final article titled "The Gender-Neutral Bathroom Revolution Is Growing" speaks of a recently proposed bill to support single-occupancy bathrooms in the city of San Francisco to be for all genders.  San Francisco, known as the most LGBT friendly cities.  The author states that it should be easily passed and that the Transgender Law Center is actively speaking out for its cause.  The department stated that many people right now are negatively affected by gender-specific restrooms, like elderly caretakers, women standing in long lines while the men's restroom is near vacant, or a mother wanting to accompany her child.  The author is a writer for TIME magazine, which is extremely credible and she is the San Francisco Bureau chief for TIME as well.   

Passing gender-neutral bathrooms doesn't only help transgendered or cis-gendered people, it could also help parents.  As gay marriage has become legal, families with same-sex parents are becoming more prevalent.  When children of same-sex parents are in public and have to use the bathroom there's a predicament, if the child is the opposite sex ass the parents and too young to go to the bathroom by themselves they are unable to take their child to the bathroom.  The social standard of having gender-specific bathrooms has become more hindering to the current advancements in society.  However others argue that this causes public restrooms to be a danger to safety of individuals, saying that having the introduction of gender-neutral bathrooms would open up the doors for pedophiles and rapists.  That may not be an issue though, starting out by introducing gender neutral bathrooms on the individual level and introducing a slower approach to incorporating this idea into society.  I believe that if gender-neutral bathrooms are slowly incorporated into society, I am all for it.  

