1. Transgender Restrooms ? Destinie Emmitt

2. Summary: On Friday, February 19,2015, Kentucky Senate was approached by Henry Brousseau. Henry is a transgender who attends Louisville Collegiate in Louisville, Kentucky. He spoke out against a bill that stated that transgender students were required to use designated restrooms for transgenders or facility restrooms. Henry stated that the bill was discrimination and hatred towards transgenders.

3. Summary Continued: “when you walk in somewhere where nobody else goes or have to leave class for extra time to walk into the basement, that opens yourself up to not being a normal kid," said Brousseau, "I don't feel like I should have to change my life to accommodate their hatred.“ The Senate said it wasn’t discrimination or hate, but it was for the safety of students. On February 27 th, Kentucky Senate voted (27-9) and sent the legislations to the House of Representative.

5. Safety of Students LGBT Right Discrimination Cissexism Privacy Equality in Schools Rights to Minorities Universal Idea:

6. Things to consider:  Should transgenders be able to use their restroom of Choice or by their biological gender?  Do you think that transgender restrooms provide equality or discrimination?

7. Argument Prompt: In recent news, Kentucky Senate has passed a law that letting transgender students to use separate, designated restrooms. Many feel that this is discrimination and taking away their rights. Write a well developed essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify that government should make special accommodations for people of the LGBT community.

8. Work Cited: Levine, Sam. "Kentucky Bill That Would Have Let Students Sue If They Saw Transgender Students In Certain Bathrooms Fails." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 19 Feb. 2015. Web. 3 Mar. 2015. "Bill to Put Transgender Bathrooms in Public Schools Fails." Education Week. 20 Feb. 2015. Web. 3 Mar. 2015. Wynn, Mike. "Transgender Bathroom Bill Passes Kentucky Senate." The Courier-Journal. The Courier-Journal, 1 Mar. 2015. Web. 3 Mar. 2015.