Understanding Transgender Oppression in Higher Education Using Counternarratives

Abstract

Over the last decade, the fight for transgender rights has landed politically on access to bathrooms. While some states have quietly provided equitable access, other states, such as North Carolina and Texas, have battled loudly about who decides, defines, and gets access to bathrooms. This has led to laws being put in place that, while providing access, often reify the very oppressive circumstances they set out to alleviate. Institutions of higher education have