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By: Steve Adcock | Published on 08/27/07    

I cannot imagine how many feelings would have been hurt if not for the taxpayer-funded “gender-neutral” bathrooms recently installed at the University of Vermont.

The Associated Press reported yesterday that the University of Vermont, a public institution of “higher education”, paid $2500 a pop to build four single-person bathrooms on campus – bathrooms that contained a toilet, sink, shower and, of course, a lockable door.

Why? Annie Stevens, assistant vice president for student and campus life, put it so eloquently: “It's about inclusivity and accessibility and the importance of meeting all people's needs, not just a few.”

It almost makes you cry, doesn't it? I shed a tear during the writing of this column, but only as a result of the sheer waste of taxpayer money at this university, along with several other universities who have built similar structures.

"Just because there can be tense situations in gendered bathrooms, especially for trans-identified people, you need a space to use the rest room and feel safe and comfortable," voiced Kelly, a so-called trans gendered person at the University of Vermont.

I like the use of the politically-correct word “trans-identified”. It makes me feel warm and fussy inside.

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