Letters to the editor: boys should stay in male bathrooms

To the Editor,

I found one of the articles in The HUB last publication to be incredibly offensive. Which one? The article about Moti Fox-Libet going into the girls’ restroom. I agreed with the woman who told him to leave. Why? Sexual orientation has no place in the restroom, but gender identity does. Being gay does not mean you wish you were male, but rather you identify as a male but prefer to have relationships with the same sex. Moti is male. He will tell you he is male. For that reason alone he should go into the men’s room. However, if he were transsexual, he would have the right to go into the women’s room. I wouldn’t have a problem with that. I’m openly bisexual, so there is no homophobia coming from me.

I’m just saying this simply: girls go into the women’s restrooms; boys go into the men’s restroom. Co-ed bathrooms might be a good idea for those who identify as intersex, however, with diversity increasing as more reveal their true feelings. However, a man, no matterhis orientation, never goes into the girls’ bathroom. Which matters more: the comfort of one man or most females at DHS? Majority rules. I’ve conferred with many of my friends, and they agree with me on this subject matter.

We’re not close-minded; we just know gender lines and the difference between orientation and identity.

— Hazel Mendonsa, sophomore

 
This letter was in response to: School must create safe environment for students