MEMO OF TRANSMITAL

To: Vice President of Student Affairs Keith Humphrey

From: Katie Worrall
Date: March 7, 2016
Subject: Recommendation report for all-gender restrooms in academic
buildings at Cal Poly
Attached is the requested recommendation report addressing the lack of allgender restrooms in academic buildings. The purpose of this report is to urge
administration to install all-gender restrooms in all academic buildings to
ensure the safety and comfort of transgender and gender non-conforming
students.
Recommendations
There are two possible solutions analyzed in this report. They were evaluated
based on how important they are in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of
students on campus. Prominent people in the queer community helped me
decide on the solution, as well.
1. Install single-stalled all-gender restrooms in all of the academic buildings on campus,
having women and men multi-stalled and a single-stalled all-gender restroom.
2. Replace existing gender-marked and gender-segregated restrooms with all-gender
restrooms, having all-gender multi-stalled restrooms and no gender-marked restrooms.
Methods
In order to form a persuasive argument that is credible, I used a variety of
primary and secondary resources. These sources served as supportive
evidence for my problem and solution. The methods are as follows:
Interview with Appy Frykenberg
Interview with Matt Klepfer
Survey of the Cal Poly Class of 2019 Students with a Facebook
Cal Poly Campus Maps and Directions- More Cool Maps- All-Gender RestroomsInteractive Maps
Taking Vassars LGBT Friendliness to Task: The Case for All Gender Bathrooms by
Vassar Queer Health Initiative (VQHI)
Gendered Restrooms and Minority Stress: The Public Regulation of Gender and its
Impact on Transgender Peoples Lives by Jody L. Herman
Findings
The results from these sources and how I implemented them into my argument can be found in
the Results section of this report. The substance of this report with the most valuable and
persuasive information can be found in the Conclusions section of this report.
Final Recommendation

I recommend the complete replacement of gender segregated and gender-marked restrooms with
multi-stalled all-gender restrooms with stalls and urinals in every academic building on campus.
The urinals will have a stall surrounding it to increase privacy for students. These restrooms will
be accessible for disabled students, as well.
As you make your way through this report feel free to contact me with an questions or comments.

Recommendation Report
Installing All-Gender Restrooms on Cal
Polys Campus

Prepared by: Katie Worrall

Prepared for: Vice President for Student Affair
Keith Humphrey
Date Submitted: March 1, 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.....5
Purpose....5
Background Information..5
Organization of Report5
Solutions..6
METHODS.6
Interview with Appy Frykenberg..6
Interview with Matt Klepfer.6
Survey of the Cal Poly Class of 2019 Students with a Facebook6
Online Resources.7
Cal Poly Campus Maps and Directions- More Cool Maps- All-Gender RestroomsInteractive Maps..7
Taking Vassars LGBT Friendliness to Task: The Case for All Gender
Bathrooms by Vassar Queer Health Initiative (VQHI)..7
Gendered Restrooms and Minority Stress: The Public Regulation of Gender and
its Impact on Transgender Peoples Lives by Jody L. Herman.7
RESULTS...7
Interview with Appy Frykenberg..7,8
Interview with Matt Klepfer..8,9
Survey of the Cal Poly Class of 2019 Students with a Facebook9
Online Resources.9
Cal Poly Campus Maps and Directions- More Cool Maps- All-Gender RestroomsInteractive Maps..9
Taking Vassars LGBT Friendliness to Task: The Case for All Gender
Bathrooms by Vassar Queer Health Initiative (VQHI).....9,10
Gendered Restrooms and Minority Stress: The Public Regulation of Gender and
its Impact on Transgender Peoples Lives by Jody L. Herman..10
CONCLUSION...11,12
RECCOMENDATION12
APPENDIX A: INTERVIEW QUESTIONS............................................................................13
APPENDIX B: SURVERY QUESTIONS AND RESULTS...14,15
APPENDIX C: COMMENTS/CONCERNS FROM SURVEY.16,17
APPENDIX D: LIST OF GENDER IDENTITES..18,19,20
APPENDIX E: MAP AND LIST OF ALL-GENDER RESTROOMS AT CAL POLY...21
REFERENCES.22
FIGURES REFERENCED.23

TABLE OF FIGURES
Figures 1-4: List of Buildings at Cal Poly with All-gender Restrooms....21
Figure 5: Map of All-gender Restrooms at Cal Poly21

INTRODUCTION
Purpose
The purpose of this report is to help fix the problem of the lack of all-gender restrooms in
academic buildings on Cal Polys campus. Although there are already all-gender restrooms in
some academic buildings on campus, these restrooms need to be in every academic building to
ensure the safety and wellbeing of students. Students should not have to go to other buildings to
use the restroom they need or to find an accessible all-gender restroom. Many students have felt
unsafe and uncomfortable in the gender-marked restrooms on campus because of odd looks they
are given or mean comments made [4]. In order to make them feel safer these restrooms must be
installed. As seen by recent events such as SLO Solidarity, campus climate needs to be more
positive, inclusive, and diverse to make minority students feel more welcome here. Though
installing all-gender restrooms seems like a miniscule step in achieving equality for transgender
or gender non-conforming students on campus, every step is going to count in this fight for
equality. We want to make sure Cal Poly is reputable in regards to their treatment of the Queer
Community, and installing all-gender restrooms would definitely create a positive projection of
the values of Cal Poly for not only current students, but prospective students as well.
Background Information
All-gender restrooms are intended for transgender and gender non-conforming students. For a
complete list of all the identifications that fall under transgender and gender non-conforming,
refer to Appendix D: List of Gender Identities [8] [4]. These students do not fit in the gender
box society has forced upon us, and they have been forgotten about in basic aspects of life, from
designs for a restroom in buildings to a policy being passed by legislators. Some people are not
even aware that issues regarding gender identity exist. It is time for our campus to start thinking
about our fellow peers, neighbors, bosses, acquaintances, and even family that face the gender
identity struggles on a daily basis. Cal Poly needs to install these restrooms, and set a precedent
for society to begin considering issues regarding transgender and gender non-conforming
individuals.
Currently, there are 37 all-gender restrooms on campus, but only 3 academic buildings- Baker
Science, Engineering IV, and Construction Innovations Center- account for these restrooms. The
rest of the buildings are not academic buildings, instead they are buildings such as the Recreation
Center, the Health Center, Facilities, Faculty Offices, Spanos Stadium, the Red Bricks, and Poly
Canyon Village Apartments (PCV). In Appendix E: Map and List of All-Gender Restrooms at
Cal Poly [5], there is a list and map of all the all-gender restrooms on Cal Polys campus.
Organization of Report
Outlined in this report are my methods, results, conclusions, and recommendation in order to
solve the problem of the lack of all-gender restrooms in academic buildings on Cal Polys
campus. I have thoroughly researched all different crucial points revolving around this issue. I
conducted several interviews, held a survey, and researched scholarly articles and databases.

Solutions
3. Install single-stalled all-gender restrooms in all of the academic buildings on campus,
having women and men multi-stalled and a single-stalled all-gender restroom.
4. Replace existing gender-marked and gender-segregated restrooms with all-gender
restrooms, having all-gender multi-stalled restrooms and no gender-marked restrooms.
METHODS
In the following section, you will see the sources I used to gather my data for this report. My
primary sources are the two interviews and the survey I conducted, and my secondary sources
are the map, the magazine article, and the survey report.
Interview with Appy Frykenberg
In order to gain a deeper insight into the lives of transgender and gender non-conforming
students and the struggles they face on campus, I decided to meet with Appy Frykenberg, a
coordinator for the Pride Center and a staff member for student support for queer identified
students. Appy is a credible source because he has many students come into the Pride Center or
Cross Cultural Center to talk about the problems they face on campus. During the interview we
discussed the importance of all-gender restrooms and the best solution to ensure transgender and
gender non-conforming students are healthy and safe. For the complete interview questions
asked, refer to Appendix A: Interview Questions [1].
Interview with Matt Klepfer
In order to understand the progress that has already been made with all-gender restrooms, I
contacted Matt Klepfer, the President of the Queer Student Union (QSU) at Cal Poly. The
interview was conducted over Facebook messaging because Matts schedule was very busy for
this quarter, but his input was vital to this report for he is a credible source of what goes on in the
Queer Community at Cal Poly since he is the President of QSU. For the complete interview, refer
to Appendix A: Interview Questions [1].
Survey of the Cal Poly Class of 2019 Students with a Facebook
I posted a survey to the Cal Poly SLO Class of 2019 Facebook page to get a better idea of how
comfortable people would be using a multi-stalled and urinal all-gender restroom, and to see how
many people identified as either transgender or gender non-conforming and needed an all-gender
restroom. The results are going to have some discrepancies because there is volunteer response
bias and my targeted audience needs to be filtered out of the responses I didnt need from certain
people. I am only taking certain data from certain questions. The data I used and my explanation
for why can be found in the Results section of this report. For a complete list of the questions I
asked in the survey, refer to Appendix B: Survey Questions and Results [2]. For a complete
layout of the comments and concerns I received from the survey, refer to Appendix C:
Comments/Concerns from Survey [3].

Online Resources
In addition to the survey and interviews, I tried to find evident progress made on Cal Polys
campus and found a map and list of all-gender restrooms at Cal Poly. I also found accounts of
other colleges across the country that have had a problem with a lack of all-gender restrooms in
order to compare college campus climates for transgender and gender non-conforming students. I
searched for additional surveys that would better show the safety problems that come with
gender-marked restrooms. Overall these sources helped show the discrimination transgender and
gender non-conforming individuals face in America, and highlighted the progress being made on
other campuses that Cal Poly could follow. Below are these sources.
1. Cal Poly Campus Maps and Directions- More Cool Maps- All-Gender RestroomsInteractive Maps
This map shows exactly where each all-gender restroom is on campus. It helped me find
out how many all-gender restrooms are on campus, and how many academic buildings
have all-gender restrooms as well [5].
2. Taking Vassars LGBT Friendliness to Task: The Case for All Gender Bathrooms by
Vassar Queer Health Initiative (VQHI)
This magazine article talks about discrimination faced by transgender and gender nonconforming individuals in gender-marked restrooms in America. The VQHI of Vassar
College criticizes their college administration for not putting all-gender restrooms in new
buildings, and especially for not making them accessible for disabled students [6].
3. Gendered Restrooms and Minority Stress: The Public Regulation of Gender and its
Impact on Transgender Peoples Lives by Jody L. Herman
The magazine article by VQHI referenced this report, and I gathered information from
this report that highlighted the safety problems and discrimination transgender and
gender non-conforming people face [6, 7].
RESULTS
In the following section are the results from my two interviews, survey, and the three secondary
sources.
Interview with Appy Frykenberg
My interview with Appy was very helpful and gave me a better idea of how transgender and
gender non-conforming students feel on campus. We started off the interview by talking about
the type of work Appy does with the Pride Center and Cross-Cultural Center. These centers
mostly serve as safe places for students to go and talk with people about the problems they face
with themselves and on campus. Appy mainly works as a student support for queer identified
students, and this was my main reason for interviewing him.
First of all, I wanted to clarify with Appy exactly what progress has been made on campus
regarding all-gender restrooms, and how many were already on campus. Appy is new to campus
he couldnt help me with the exact numbers or progress made, but he was certain that Cal Poly is
moving in a positive direction for helping transgender and gender non-conforming students.

Appys main focus right now is making sure that the new housing provides a gender-neutral
housing option for future students, and he assured me that housing has been very compliant with
the idea of a gender-neutral housing. Knowing that housing was being supportive of progress, it
led me to believe that the Facilities Department and Vice President Keith Humphrey would be
supportive of the idea of all-gender restrooms in all academic buildings. I do not doubt that Cal
Poly has good intentions for the wellbeing of the students that go here.
Second, I wanted to gain insight on what the ideal design for the all-gender restrooms would be,
whether that is multi-stalled, single stalled, or total replacement of gender segregated restrooms.
We both agreed that gender segregated restrooms are a pointless institution, and that ideally we
would like to see them gone and replaced with all-gender restrooms. But, the main reason for
having all-gender restrooms is to ensure the safety and comfortableness of students on campus,
and simply having a single-stalled all-gender restroom in every academic building would help
alleviate the struggles faced by transgender and gender non-conforming students. Although
getting rid of gender segregated restrooms would help people in general to not feel compelled to
be a certain gender and make them feel more accepted, the most important result should be that
transgender and gender non-conforming students have a restroom to use where they can feel safe
and comfortable.
Appy also told me about his experiences in gender-marked restrooms on campus and in Los
Angeles. On campus, people have given him odd looks when he walked into a mens restroom
because he is transgender but was assigned female at birth. Likewise, in a womens restroom,
people have also given him odd looks or asked if they were in the wrong restroom because of his
gender identity. No one should be subject to this kind of humiliation, especially on a campus that
prides itself in being inclusive and accepting. But Appys experiences have been even worse in
Los Angeles where two women in a womens restroom physically assaulted him. These kinds of
situations are extremely detrimental to a persons wellbeing and mental health. Appy says that
every time someone gives him just an odd look in a gender-marked restroom, he thinks back to
the time he was assaulted. Sometimes he cant finish the work set out for the day because the
feeling of not being accepted is running around his mind all day. I can only imagine what kind of
discrimination transgender and gender non-conforming students must face every day after
hearing Appys story, and how it must affect their schoolwork, motivation, and self-esteem. This
is an injustice, and this discrimination must be stopped. Installing all-gender restrooms would
eradicate the means looks, the harassment, and the demeaning questions out of restrooms, and
further the step towards equality for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals.
Lastly, Appy explained to me that even though installing these restrooms seems like a miniscule
or unnecessary step for equality, they are desperately needed for the safety and wellbeing of
students. That is something everyone on this campus should strive for.
Interview with Matt Klepfer
My interview with Matt helped me find the right direction to proceed with my report. I knew that
all-gender restrooms definitely had not been implemented in all academic buildings, but I wasnt
sure if there was already an initiative doing so. If the Keith Humphrey and the Facilities
department were already on board, this would have been a pointless report, but he assured me
that there is still a lot of work to be done. Matt showed me the map of the all-gender restrooms
on campus and told me there were only three academic buildings with all-gender restrooms on

campus. He also gave me references to contact about further information regarding all-gender
restrooms. SLO Solidarity, an activist initiative Matt helps run has requested all-gender
restrooms on campus, but has not heard back from administration yet. He also urged me to give a
copy of this report to President Armstrong. The interview was held over Facebook messaging,
and thus was short and concise, but it helped me validate the necessity of my report.
Survey of the Cal Poly Class of 2019 Students with a Facebook
I was very pleased that I received 144 responses on my survey from students on the Cal Poly
SLO Class of 2019 Facebook page. For certain questions I was only looking for certain
responses. For the first two questions, I am taking into account all the data I received because it
helps me get and idea of how students would feel in an all-gender multi-stalled restroom with
urinals and with just stalls. The results for these questions are located in Appendix B: Survey
Questions and Results. [2]
For the third and fourth questions, I am focusing solely on the fact that people that answered,
Yes, I am or know someone, and the all-gender restrooms are needed and Yes. The reason
for this is that I want to get an idea of how many people were transgender or gender nonconforming or knew someone who was that took my survey. Also if even one person answered
Yes that they feel unsafe and uncomfortable in a gender-marked restroom this shows that we
desperately need the all-gender restrooms for the safety and comfort of students. For the results
from the third and fourth questions, refer to Appendix B: Survey Questions and Results. [2]
Lastly, I also took into account the comments and concerns of students in my last question on the
survey. There were a lot of negative comments about the implementation of all-gender restrooms,
but I chose to look at one comment in particular amongst all the negativity. The one comment
that stood out the most to me was Thank you for doing this for your project. [3] There is
someone out there who is deeply affected by the fact that there are not enough all-gender
restrooms on this campus. It is worth noting this was also one of the people that answered Yes, I
am or know someone, and the all-gender restrooms are needed to question 3 and Yes to
question 4, which even furthers the notion that this person needs the all-gender restrooms in
order to feel safe and accepted on campus. [2] For a full list of the comments and concerns I
received in my survey, refer to Appendix C: Comments/Concerns from Survey. [3]
Online Resources
1. Cal Poly Campus Maps and Directions- More Cool Maps- All-Gender Restrooms- Interactive
Maps
From the map, I concluded that there are 37 all-gender restrooms on campus and only 3
academic buildings with all-gender restrooms. The map helps further my point that there are
not enough all-gender restrooms on campus, and not nearly enough in academic buildings.
Students would have to walk to a separate building to use the restroom. For example, if one
had a class in Dexter, the closest all-gender restroom to them would be all the way in either
Building 186 or Engineering IV (see figure 5, [5]), and that would make it even more
difficult for someone with a disability. Students should not have to be subjected to travel 10
minutes to a separate building to use the restroom. [5]

2. Taking Vassars LGBT Friendliness to Task: The Case for All Gender Bathrooms by
Vassar Queer Health Initiative
This magazine article discusses the problem of that lack of all-gender restrooms at Vassar
College. The students at Vassar seem to have the same grievances that students at Cal Poly
have. The VQHI has criticized their administration for not implementing all-gender
restrooms in new structures being built on campus, particularly the newest Bridge Building.
They heavily stress the importance of the safety and well being of transgender and gender
non-conforming on campus, and that the administration seems to only care about the
marketability of their college instead of their students.
Vassar College could be a good model for Cal Poly, especially since they already have
gender-neutral housing on their campus. There is a connection between our college and theirs
and that is that there are people that have been forgotten about in the designs of restrooms.
They are being humiliated. There is a deep oppression of transgender and gender nonconforming individuals in this world, and this oppression worsens when we cannot give them
something as simple as restroom to use to feel safe and comfortable in.
VQHI also called for new all-gender bathroom signs [to] be hung over old existing signs,
and proceeded to proclaim, This is not vandalization. This is transgender students taking
their security and health into their own hands. [5] This is something that QSU and SLO
Solidarity active Matt Klepfer has said that Cal Poly students would want to do as well. Matt
told me We need to convert [marked] gendered multi stall restrooms on campus to all
gender for the safety and comfort of our trans and gender non conforming community at
poly. [1] To get rid of gender marked restrooms seems to be something that many colleges
have been contemplating, and want to implement.
In addition to this information, I also found another source that was useful this report. The
results of this source are outlined below.
3. Gendered Restrooms and Minority Stress: The Public Regulation of Gender and its Impact
on Transgender Peoples Lives by Jody L. Herman
There was a lot of information located in this report, and I had to choose which statistics I
would be using. Basically, there was a survey conducted in Washington D.C. that tried to get
an idea of the percent of transgender and gender non-conforming population, and what kind
of discrimination that had faced in a public restroom. The statistics are separated into
different gender identities and race/ethnicity. The statistic were staggering and showed that
over 50% of transgender or gender non-conforming individuals in the categories of
race/ethnicity and gender identity had faced verbal harassment in a public restroom.
The statistics among minorities for physical harassment of a transgender or gender nonconforming individual in a restroom were even larger. 19% of Black transgender or gender
non-conforming faced physical assault. We have to remember that if you are a minority and a
transgender or gender non-conforming individual on this campus, their experiences are going
to be different, and we have to take into account this issue as well. In addition to stopping the
transphobic behavior that happens in gender-segregated restrooms on campus, we have to
combat the terrible racism that happens here at Cal Poly as well.

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CONCLUSION
The primary goal of this university should be to make people feel safe and welcome on campus.
From the interviews I held to the responses from the survey I conducted, I can tell that the
overall campus climate is not safe or accepting of the queer community, especially for those
whom are transgender or gender non-conforming. Appy Frykenberg has many students come to
him saying they feel unsafe and uncomfortable in a gender-marked restroom. [1] The fact that I
got even any Yes answer to my survey question of Do you or someone you know feel unsafe
and uncomfortable using a marked (women or men) restroom? let alone 30 Yess out of the 143
people who took the response highlights the great exclusivity this campus exemplifies. [2] I
realize that many students who took my survey and students that I have just casually spoken to
feel very uncomfortable with an all-gender multi-stalled restroom, but we have to acknowledge
that there is a whole other group of students that feel very uncomfortable using a gender-marked
multi-stalled restroom. These restrooms are not just for the sake of Cal Poly needing to be
progressive or liberal; they are needed for the wellbeing and health of Cal Polys students.
According to Klepfer and the VQHI, the goal of the Queer community is to get rid of all gendermarked restroom, and simply have all-gender restrooms. [1, 6] Klepfer wants to do away with
the concept of gender segregation, thus making Cal Poly a more inclusive and equal campus. The
opinions of these prominent people in the Queer Community are immensely being taken into
account in this report. The outcome of this report will reflect the desires of the Queer Community
and will be representative of the student population- cisgender, transgender or gender nonconforming. I do not want to denounce anyones opinions on this matter because the perspectives
of my fellow peers and acquaintances are very important to Cal Poly and me.
All-gender restrooms are not only for students to feel comfortable while using the restroom; they
would also help combat the ignorant discrimination that happens in gender-marked restrooms
towards transgender and gender non-conforming students. In a survey conducted in metropolitan
Washington D.C., 68% of transgender FTM and 59% of transgender MTF faced verbal
harassment when using a gender-marked multi-stalled restroom. [7] Clearly Washington D.C. is
different from SLO, but the attitude towards transgender and gender non-conforming is rather
consistent in America, especially after hearing Appys and other students experiences. [1] Based
on recent incidences that have happened on campus1, I would not be surprised if this type of
discrimination goes on in Cal Polys restrooms. Especially since 20.8% of the Cal Poly students
who participated in my survey claimed that they either were or knew someone who is
transgender or gender non-conforming that felt unsafe and uncomfortable in a gender-marked
1 A first year student in Cerro Vista had his dorm room door vandalized by his roommates with
swastikas, homophobic language, and racist language. Cal Poly Republicans Club put up a free
speech wall and there was a lot of tansphobic, racist, ableist, homophobic, and sexist language on
it, which sparked SLO Solidarity.
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restroom, conclusively there are a lot of people on this campus who need the all-gender
restrooms for safety, inclusivity, and equality. [2]
Granted, many cisgender, heterosexual students on campus have brought to my attention that
they would be embarrassed to share a restroom with someone not of their gender. Based on the
results from the survey I conducted, 51.1% said that they would feel uncomfortable using an allgender restroom with stalls and urinals. [2] One student stated to me that he would be
embarrassed to share a restroom with a woman because he would fear he would never be able to
talk to her again. The opinions among straight people that I have heard is that sharing a bathroom
with the gender they are attracted would make them feel that all hope of finding love would be
lost if the woman or man they loved was in the stall next to them. These are valid feelings, and I
do not wish to denounce how they feel or criticize them, in fact their opinions are definitely
being accounted for. But, there is one thing they have overlooked, and that is that there are
people out there that are attracted to the same gender, and sit in the stall next to the one they are
attracted to on a daily basis. We should be understanding that using the restroom is an extremely
natural and normal act to do, and not something to ridicule someone about. But, as ideal as the
situation would be, I realize this is not going to be the case for a very long time.
Therefore, I asked the second question in my survey of How comfortable are you with using an
all-gender restroom that has just stalls? The responses I got from this question made it seem like
people would be significantly more accepting of this idea. Of the 143 people who took the
survey, 48.3% said they would be comfortable using an all-gender restroom that had just stalls.
[2] With this information I have decided that if Cal Poly were to install a multi-stalled all-gender
restroom, it would be ideal to have only stalls in all the restrooms. That is not to say that the
urinals would have to be thrown out completely. Instead, we could make the urinals a lot more
private than they are now by building some sort of stall around them.
There is a vital concept about the Queer Community we ought to consider, and as a bisexual
woman I can attest to this. Queer individuals have been oppressed for a very long time- by our
government, by society, by religion- and so many courageous people have worked tirelessly for
the progress of equality for the queer community, and for us to have a voice. It is not easy to
truly be yourself in a world that will not accept you for who you are. It is not easy to do your
schoolwork, to go to class, or to get involved when all you think about is the fact that there are
people out there that believe who you are isnt real and doesnt exist. The Queer community
struggles with discrimination on a daily basis, and all those people you know who identify as
something other than cisgender or heterosexual have had to muster up a lot of courage to come
out and be themselves. We also have to remember that often times transgender and gender nonconforming individuals are more visibly different than an LGB individual, and thus will face
more discrimination in certain aspects of life, like using the restroom. All experiences of the
queer community are different, and some might be more difficult than others, but it is our job as
a Cal Poly Mustangs to start making people feel like they are welcome, included, and important.
The all-gender restrooms are a fight for equality, and are a fight for acceptance and inclusivity. It
is a fight to no longer make transgender or gender non-conforming individuals worry about
which bathroom to use or to go to the bathroom at all because they know they might face
discrimination.
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I recommend the complete replacement of gender segregated and gender-marked restrooms with
multi-stalled all-gender restrooms with stalls and urinals in every academic building on campus.
The urinals will have a stall surrounding it to increase privacy for students. These restrooms will
be accessible for disabled students, as well.
APPENDIX A: INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
The following is a list of questions I asked Appy Frykenberg to gain insight on the importance of
all-gender restrooms.
1. What do you do here at the Pride Center?
2. How many all-gender restrooms are on campus now?
3. What would be the ideal design of restrooms on campus?
4. Do you have a lot of students coming to you and saying they feel unsafe in a gendermarked restroom?
5. How helpful has President Armstrong been in providing all-gender restrooms?
6. Who is in need of the all-gender restrooms?
7. Do you think campus climate is getting better or worse for the Queer Community?
8. Many people have said this these restrooms are unnecessary, a waste of money, or not
actually helpful, but clearly a lot of people believe otherwise. Could you explain- even
though it may seem like a minuscule step for equality- why installing all-gender
restrooms is so important?
The following is a list of questions and comments I discussed with Matt Klepfer to get direction
on the all-gender restroom problem on campus.
1. Is the school already going to be putting all gender restrooms in all the buildings, or is
admin still holding back on doing this?
2. Is it still a problem, or is there already an initiative going to put all gender restrooms in
all buildings?
3. If this problem is already fixed, is there another problem revolving around this issue that I
could do?
4. If possible, I would also like to maybe interview you sometime, or anyone else affected
by the lack of all gender restrooms of course only if they would like to speak about it to
me.

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APPENDIX B: SURVERY QUESTIONS AND RESULTS

The following is a list of the questions I asked in a survey for Cal Poly SLO Class of 2019
students on Facebook. The questions were multiple-choice with the choices being very
uncomfortable, uncomfortable, neutral, comfortable, or very comfortable. All questions required
an answer except the last one.
1. How comfortable are you with using an all-gender restroom that has stalls and urinals?
2. What about with just stalls?
3. Do you or someone you know identify as transgender, gender non-conforming, and/or
need an all-gender restroom?
4. Do you or someone you know feel unsafe and uncomfortable using a marked (women or
men) restroom?
5. Any additional comments/concerns:
Results from Questions 1 and 2:

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Results from Questions 3 and 4:

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APPENDIX C: COMMENTS/CONCERNS FROM SURVEY

We don't need new restrooms, people should just use whatever restroom they are comfortable
with
No
This is ridiculous
This is far over reaching the boundaries of "inclusiveness" and all that fluff. Lets put an end to
such radical ideas.
I enjoy gender neutral bathrooms- just one stalled though. Multiple stalls starts to make me feel
uncomfortable.
The point of gendered restrooms is to separate people based on their anatomy so they feel more
comfortable and less self conscious, not to separate based on what actual gender a person
identifies with. Perhaps changing the distinctions on restrooms to reflect "penis v vagina"

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rather than "man v woman" might be wise, but all-gender restrooms are simply superfluous.
Separation is for anatomy, not lifestyle preferences!
We should have some gender-neutral bathrooms on campus, but not all of them should be gender
neutral.
Stalls would be a reasonable option for all gender restrooms. Privacy is important. Consideration
should be given to families with young children if stalls are not provided. Occasionally, young
children attend functions on college campus. Restrooms should be respectfully clean/splatter
conscious regardless of gender.
Make cal poly a more inclusive place!!!
Thank you for doing this for your project
Allocating money towards all gender restrooms is a waste of money. That should be common
sense by now
I haven't had the conversation about restrooms with my non-binary friends, so I don't know for
sure if they feel unsafe & uncomfortable
I think it's unnecessary honestly
This is Tumblr's fault
I would suggest a single room unisex bathroom like in restaurants.
APPENDIX C CONTINUED
Check your privilege bro
Comfort in a restroom is a right all students should have respected

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APPENDIX D: LIST OF GENDER IDENTITES

Agender (non-gender): not identifying with any gender, the feeling of having no gender.
(HTWG) a term used to describe a person without gender. This person can be any physical sex,
but their body does not necessarily correspond with their lack of gender identity
Androgyne: 1. A person whose biological sex is not readily apparent. 2. A person who is
intermediate between the two traditional genders. 3. A person who rejects gender roles
entirely. (HTWG)
Bigender: Bigender people identify as two genders simultaneously, or move between them. This
is not limited to man/woman and can include other genders.
(Nonbinary) Butch: Holding a nonbinary gender identity and a butch gender expression, or
claiming Butch as an identity outside of the gender binary
Ceterosexual/Ceteroromantic: Ceterosexual/romantic is sexual/romantic attraction to
individuals whos genders fall under the nonbinary umbrella. This term used to be called

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skoliosexual/romantic but was renamed because the prefix skolio- means bent or crooked
which implies nonbinary individuals are abnormal or broken. The new prefix cetero means
other This term is exclusive to trans and/or nonbinary individuals. This is because many
nonbinary individuals thought that this term could be seen as fetishistic. It is unclear whether
this terminology will stick and some folks are still using skoliosexual or if something new
or more specific to certain GQ/NB identity attraction will arise.
Crossdresser: A person who, regardless of motivation, wears clothes, makeup, etc. that are
considered by the culture to be appropriate for another gender but no ones own (preferred term
to transvestite). This gender non-conforming behavior should not be conflated with queer
sexualities. Many cross-dressers are heterosexual and conduct their cross-dressing on a part-time
basis. Cross-dressing might also be termed gender non-conforming behavior. (HTWG)
Demigender: Demi- identities encompass those who identify partially as a given gender. Some
common terms are demigirl, demiboy, demienby, and demiflux. Some related terms are
nanogirl/nanoboy and magigirl/magiboy to refer to a small amount of a given gender mixed with
more of another/other genders, and a large amount of a given gender mixed with more of
another/other genders, respectively.
Enby: Derived from abbreviation NB for non-binary. Enbyfriend can be used as a neutral
romantic or sexual partner term.
Epicene: The term epicene literally means common to both sexes. It sometimes refers to
individuals who have characteristics of both genders or someone who cannot be classified as one
sex or the other. Most often, it refers to effeminate males.
(Nonbinary) Femme: Holding a nonbinary gender identity and a femme gender expression, or
claiming Femme as an identity outside of the gender binary.
Gender fluid: Referring to a gender identity that changes with time and/or situation as opposed
to a fix sex-role or gender queer expression [10]
Genderflux: Similar to gender fluid, but involving a shift in gender intensity.
Genderless: Someone who does not have a gender at all. Some people just dont get gender
or feel like they have no gender, or a lack of gender, or an absence of gender.
Gender neutral: May refer to identities, clothing, or behavior that are not easily categorized as
masculine or feminine or a blend of the two (androgyny). See also neutrois.
Graygender: "a person who identifies as (at least partially) outside the gender binary and has a
strong natural ambivalence about their gender identity or gender expression. They feel they have
a gender(s), as well as a natural inclination or desire to express it, but its weak and/or somewhat
indeterminate/indefinable, or they dont feel it most of the time, or theyre just not that invested
in it.
Intergender: A person whose gender identity is between genders or a combination of

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genders. (HTWG)
Neutrois: There is no one definition of Neutrois, since each person that self-identifies as such
experiences their gender differently. The most common ones are: neutral-gender, null-gender,
neither male nor female ,genderless, agender.
Pangender: A person whose gender identity is comprised of many gender
expressions. (HTWG)
Pomosexual: The queer erotic reality beyond the boundaries of gender, separatism, and
essentialist notions of sexual orientation. Generally used conceptually rather than a stand-alone
identity term. See also PoMoSexuals: Challenging Assumptions About Gender and
Sexuality (1997).
Third Gender: Term often used in anthropological studies to set apart identities other than man
or woman that appear across different cultures. Can have colonial connotations, use with caution.
See also Gilbert H. Herdts Third Sex, Third Gender: Beyond Sexual Dimorphism in Culture and
History (1996) and Serena Nandas Gender Diversity: Crosscultural Variations (2000).
Trigender: People who feel they are neither male nor female, but not androgynous either and
construct their own gender. (HTWG) Trigender may also be used to refer to one who moves
between three genders, as bigender is used to refer to those who move between two genders.
Transmasculine: Transmasculine is a term used to describe transgender people who were
assigned female at birth, but identify with masculinity to a greater extent than with femininity.
This includes trans men, but transmasculine can also describe someone with a non-binary gender
who views themselves as significantly masculine, such as demiguys. Transmasculine can also be
used as a gender identity in its own right. Although they have masculine gender identities,
transmasculine people may prefer not to conform to stereotypical masculine gender expression or
gender roles.
Transfeminine: Transfeminine is a term used to describe transgender people who were
assigned male at birth, but identify with femininity to a greater extent than with masculinity. This
includes trans women, but transfeminine can also describe someone with a non-binary gender
who views themselves as significantly feminine, such as demigirls. Transfeminine can also be
used as a gender identity in its own right. Although they have feminine gender identities,
transfeminine people may prefer not to conform to stereotypical feminine gender expression or
gender roles.
Transmedicalist/Truscum and Tucute/Tupuke/Transtrender: There is an ongoing
debate between people who believe that dysphoria and desire to medical transition are essential
to identifying as transgender, and those who do not find these aspects to be requirements for
transgender identity, associated with the above words and corresponding slang. Some people
who do not experience dysphoria are thought to be trying on a gender identity as a trend.
Concepts:
Gender Identity: Gender can refer to sense of self (gender identity), perception of self by others
(including gender recognition or misgendering), behavior, expression, and role. There are both

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psychological (arising in the mind) and socio-cultural (determined by others, ideas about what is
masculine and feminine, and role expectation) aspects of gender.
Queer: Originally a synonym for odd, this termas both noun and adjectivebecame a
derogatory epithet for gay men and lesbians in the twentieth century, especially in the United
States, where it emphasized the alleged unnaturalness of homosexuality. Although many
people still use queer as an anti-gay slur, there emerged a movement in the 1980s that sought
to reclaim the term and rob it of its negative meaning. In this usage, queer is an inclusive
umbrella term that designates all those who are sexually dissident, even if they are not strictly
homosexual, and all transgressive forms of sexuality. Many lesbians and gay men,
transsexuals, bisexuals, and even heterosexuals whose sexuality does not fit into the cultural
standard of monogamous heterosexual marriage have adopted the queer label. Some gay men
and lesbians, however, remembering the hurt caused by its pejorative meaning, dislike the term,
even in its reclaimed usage, and feel that it has the effect of diluting the specificity of the
narrower categories. The term is sometimes used as a verb. To queer something is to replace
normative, heterosexual values with values of minority sexualities, in effect, to make nonnormative values the norm.
Transgender: As defined by Practical Androgyny: Transgender is an umbrella term that can
potentially cover all people who transgress or transcend (go beyond the limits of) societys rules
and concepts of gender. People may be transgender due to their self expression, identity or
personal history.
Transgender MTF: Male to female, assigned male at birth
Transgender FTM: Female to male, assigned female at birth

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APPENDIX E: MAP AND LIST OF ALL-GENDER RESTROOMS AT CAL POLY

The purple dots are locations of all-gender restrooms on campus. Not pictured on the map are the
two all-gender restrooms in PCV.
List:

Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 3

Map:

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Figure 4

Figure 5

REFERENCES
[1]"Interview of Appy Frykenberg", Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Cross-Cultural Center, 2016.
[1]"Interview of Matt Klepfer", Facebook, 2016.
[2]Survey of Cal Poly SLO Class of 2019 Students, Survey, 4 March 2016.
[3]Survey of Cal Poly SLO Class of 2019 Students, Survey, 4 March 2016.
[4]"Genderqueer and Non-Binary Identities & Terminology", Genderqueer Identites, 2016.
[Online]. Available: http://genderqueerid.com/gq-terms. [Accessed: 07- Mar- 2016].
[5] All Gender Restrooms Interactive Flash Maps, Cal Poly Campus Maps and Directions.
[Online]. Available at: http://maps.calpoly.edu/flashmap/calpolymapgender.html
[Accessed: 07 Mar-2016].
[6] Vassar Queer Health Initiative, Taking Vassars LGBT Friendliness to Task: The Case for
All Gender Bathrooms, Boilerplate, 17-Feb-2016.

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[7] J. L. Herman, Gendered Restrooms and Minority Stress: The Public Regulation of Gender
and its Impact on Transgender Peoples Lives, The Williams Institute, Los Angeles, CA,
rep., 2013.

FIGURES REFERENCED
[1] Figure 1-5. All Gender Restrooms Interactive Flash Maps, Cal Poly Campus Maps and
Directions. [Online]. Available at:
http://maps.calpoly.edu/flashmap/calpolymapgender.html. [Accessed: 07-Mar-2016].

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