Gender Neutral Bathrooms
The Office of Residential Life collaborated with a gender non-binary student to introduce the E-System to first-year dormitories in the fall of 2017. Rather than designating one women’s and one men’s bathroom on each floor, the E-System permits students to specify which gender they are comfortable with in the bathroom. When a student enters the bathroom, they have the option to leave the E sign as it is, meaning that they are comfortable with people of all genders using the bathroom at the same time. The student may also shift the sign to look like a W to signify a women’s bathroom or an M for a men’s bathroom. The purpose of the E-System is to allow all students to feel comfortable in the bathroom, regardless of their gender.
E-System Sign, 2017