{"id":18097,"date":"2022-06-09T12:22:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T16:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hr\/?page_id=18097"},"modified":"2022-11-14T13:26:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T18:26:50","slug":"restroom-locker-room-and-other-facilities-use","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hr\/employee-resources\/resources-for-trans-and-nonbinary-employees\/restroom-locker-room-and-other-facilities-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Restrooms and Locker Room Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BU policy allows transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming employees to access to restrooms and locker room facilities consistent with their gender identity. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition, state and local laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Restrooms<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Did you know that BU has more than 700 all-gender restrooms on campus? All are single-stall restrooms and marked with the sign \u201cAnyone can use this restroom regardless of gender identity or expression.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Access a map of all on-campus, all-gender restrooms <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.bu.edu\/?id=647#!ct\/37028,44362,33976\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Please note:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All community members have unrestricted restroom access according to an employee\u2019s gender identity. You may decide which restroom to use.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You should never be required to use the restroom of your gender assigned at birth.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You may opt to use single-occupancy all-gender or multi-stall gendered facilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You will not be required to use a single-occupancy or all-gender restroom if you are more comfortable in a multi-use restroom.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Locker Rooms<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Similar to bathrooms, employees who use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fitrec\/\">Fitness &amp; Recreation Center<\/a> (located at 915 Commonwealth Ave) can utilize restrooms and locker room facilities consistent with their gender identity. There are four private changing rooms on the lower level of FitRec, in the hallway leading to the Aquatics Center, which function as gender-inclusive changing facilities. In addition, FitRec has gender-inclusive bathrooms located on the first floor and on the L1 level.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BU policy allows transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming employees to access to restrooms and locker room facilities consistent with their gender identity. \u00a0 In addition, state and local laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression.\u00a0 Restrooms Did you know that BU has more than 700 all-gender restrooms on campus? 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