PETITION CLOSED

  • The time period for signing this petition has ended.
End Transgender Harassment at St. Thomas University
  1. Signatures
    266 out of 500
    Petitioning
    1. President and Vice Chancellor (+ 2 others)
      Petitioning
      close
      • President and Vice Chancellor (Dennis Cochrane)
      • Coordinator for Student Accessibility (Marina Nedashkivska)
      • Director of Human Resources (Jason Scarbro)
  2. Created By
    Jordan Rubenstein
    New York, NY
About this Petition Petition Letter Petition Updates

Recently, Michelle Rayner, a transgender student at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, was assaulted in a bathroom on campus. Rayner is a transgender man, but he has not yet transitioned and is often disrespected in public bathrooms.

After class, he used the bathroom at James Dunn Hall. In a frightening and dangerous incident, he was called a “faggot” and punched in the lower lip in a women’s bathroom.

Rayner was using the women’s bathroom because, while he identifies as a man, he feels safer in women’s bathrooms. The fact that only “men’s” and “women’s” bathrooms are available on campus gives Rayner no option to use the bathroom without fear of harassment.

Please ask St. Thomas University to provide gender-neutral bathrooms so that their students can safely use the bathroom. Also, ask that the university increase LGBT awareness programming and educate students about transgender issues, to prevent future attacks against transgender individuals.

Recent Signatures

Please Stop Transgender Harassment at St. Thomas University

Greetings,

Recently, Michelle Rayner, a transgender student at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, was assaulted in a bathroom on campus. After class, he used the bathroom at James Dunn Hall. In a frightening and dangerous incident, he was called a “faggot” and punched in the lower lip in a women’s bathroom.

Rayner was using the women’s bathroom because, while he identifies as a man, he feels safer in women’s bathrooms. The fact that only “men’s” and “women’s” bathrooms are available on campus gives Rayner no option to use the bathroom without fear of harassment.

All students should be able to use the bathroom without being attacked because on their appearance or gender identity. Please provide gender-neutral bathrooms so that transgender students can safely use the bathroom. Also, please increase LGBT awareness programming and educate students about transgender issues, to prevent future attacks against transgender individuals.

[Your name]

Press Inquiries