A UC graduate who helped implement gender-neutral bathrooms on campus says Ohio's new bathroom bill has created an even scarier reality for the LGBTQ+ community. After a viral social media post showed that some bathrooms on the University of Cincinnati's campus had been changed to say 'biological men,' the university has apologized and vowed to replace them. Student residents in Calhoun, Siddall, and other dorms likely have noticed new labeling outside their bathroom facilities this week.
Signs formerly titled "single occupancy" or "gender-neutral" now read "biologically male/female" on many floors. These changes come in accordance with state legislation passed last year. There are many single-user restrooms throughout campus.
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Some are gendered and some are non-gendered or gender neutral. UC's Department of Planning, Designing, and Construction is committed to meeting the diverse needs of UC students and has created a policy that requires any new building at UC to have at least one gender neutral restroom. The University of Cincinnati appears to be the first Ohio college or university to comply with a new state law restricting which bathrooms transgender students can use.
The University of Cincinnati will be replacing bathroom signs that say "biological men" and "biological women", according to an email administrators sent to students Wednesday afternoon. Public outrage over new bathroom signs on University of Cincinnati's main campus continues to swell as students and staff organize protests this week. The University of Cincinnati says it will be replacing the "biological" bathroom signage seen on campus.President Neville Pinto was confronted by students during a board of trustees meeting over.
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The University of Cincinnati confirmed that the gender-specific wording on some bathroom signs on campus have been changed to read "biological men" and "biological women.". In a statement, a UC spokesperson told WPCO 9 News the change is connected to Ohio Senate Bill 104, which requires single-sex bathrooms in K-12 schools, colleges and universities.
