Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2016, Page 117

Description:	[he bathrooms received criticism forlack of publicity from facultyor announcements, leaving peoplebewildered and confused. It has alegitimate and necessary purpose andpeople need to be more informed, Ozturksaid. But Im glad [South] took the step forpeople who seriously needed the safespace. Sophomore Nicki Kleinbauer waspleased with the change despite herunawareness of the facility. The bathroomsare only known by a few individuals and evenfewer know of their location, Kleinbauer said.But one is definitely a great start.Gender neutral bathrooms are a mediumfor people of all sexes, genders, and sexualorientations to feel safe from assault or harmwhen faced with something as normal as usingthe bathroom. The new lavatories lead to moreawareness and curiosity...and are necessary forthose who face harassment and discriminationin the normal binary bathrooms, Kleinbauersaid and spoke from experience ofdiscrimination.The fact that gender neutral bathroomsare becoming more widespread andcommonplace is evidence of a conversationthat is growing. Gender identity is slowlybecoming more known and accepted insociety, Kleinbauer said. Educating people onthe difference between sex and gender is veryimportant.-ARIANNE KELLEY, The new sign on the restrooms. The restrooms were intended for use by anyonewho required the facilities despite gender or disability, II, Junior Caleb Noriega andsophomore Melisa Ozturk walk out of the new bathrooms. The formerly malebathroom featured urinals for those who need them. III. Juniors Shelby NewlanHand Natalia Fuentes-Rohwer wash and dry their hands in the new gender neutralbathrooms. The formerly female bathroom featured napkin dispensers andhygiene receptacles.rile[y]d up for thecarnivaltook part inand meetingThe Riley Kids Carnival, anevent held by Souths DanceMarathon, had over 400attendees whogames, dancingcharacters.I had tons of interactions withthe kids. I kept them dancing,laughing and completelyenjoying themselves.- senior Carter SimsI got to interact with the kidsand learn a lot about theirpersonalities.- sophomore Emma LashleyI really liked the face paintingbecause I got to meet so many ofthe kids. It felt like getting a littlebit of a bunch of different kidsstories.-junior Caroline ChangThe carnival is such a greatway to get pumped up for themarathon. We all got a taste ofwhat the marathon will belike.sophomore Hadley Knaus
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