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A (rest)room of one’s own

A (rest)room of one’s own

Experiencing MIT through all-gender bathrooms

January 17, 2021 | Cal G.

In the COVID-19 research ramp-up, one return-to-work guideline was hotly contested. Community members should remain seated while flushing to limit viral transmission. For a moment, my department was as obsessed with toilets as I was, although for different reasons. As a non-binary trans person, I’m familiar with non-ideal bathroom situations. The year I started at […]