[Vision2020] Alarmed by college’s ad

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of today’s (June 23, 2020) Moscow-Pullman Daily News with a special note of appreciation to Eija Sumner.

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Alarmed by college’s ad

I was alarmed after viewing a recent advertisement for New Saint Andrews questioning the recent Supreme Court of the United States’ decision banning discrimination on the basis of sex and gender identity, where they used our city of Moscow downtown bathrooms to reinforce their discriminatory views on transgender people for a recruitment video for their school.
 
It’s ironic that NSA used the tagline, “Going against the flow,” for their ad, because this Supreme Court win for trans rights, for LGBTQIA+ rights, wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t overnight. Protecting the most vulnerable among us is going against the flow of a long history of discrimination and hate, and this Supreme Court decision is long overdue. It is always alarming to see people with the most privilege act like they’re the victims.
 
New Saint Andrews is located in Moscow, in a place that prides itself on being welcoming and valuing everyone regardless of gender identity and sexual orientation.
 
I think it would be appropriate to change the downtown bathrooms near Friendship Square to gender neutral bathrooms. If an organization is going to use our tax-funded public restrooms to reinforce their prejudice, to try to entice students who share those discriminatory values to enroll, then I think our tax-funded bathrooms should be inclusive and gender neutral.
 
I hope New Saint Andrews’ incoming students come to a Moscow that is inclusive, that they feel welcome in, and that for the love of god, has gender neutral public bathrooms.
 
Eija Sumner
Moscow

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Seeya there, Moscow . . .
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Tom “Free to Be You and Me” Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
“A stranger is just a friend you haven't met.” - Roy E. Stolworthy


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