Our institutions of higher education are not exactly stepping up during this moment of generational change. At a minimum these institutions are not keeping up and, at worst, they are failing us altogether.
Recently, my daughter, who is on the cusp of leaving our nest, and I attended an admission event for prospective students at a state university, specializing in biological sciences. After a tour of campus, I stepped into the women’s restroom in the student center. On the sink in the restroom was a box of free menstrual products. The sign on the box read “You may have found this box in a men’s restroom. This is because there are individuals who use this restroom who need these products.”
My issue with the above scenario is not about the transgender individuals who use the restroom. Of course everyone has the right to use a public restroom. Let me be clear, people who identify as transgender deserve our respect and kindness, like any other individual. They are people with rights, and I am not suggesting that any be taken away from them.
