The transgender community responded to the teenager who spoke against a transgender pupil using the same toilets at their school. The transgender community has responded to a Kiwi teenager who spoke out about her school's decision to allow a transgender student to use the girls' bathrooms, saying it was made without consultation and her rights were overlooked. Lynda Whitehead, spokesperson for Tranzaction, an advocacy organisation for transgender people, was shocked when watching the video. Laura added that while she has nothing against the transgender student involved in the stoush, she takes issue with the school's lack of consideration of her views. School leadership initially told the transgender student she could use the gender-neutral toilets, but she successfully campaigned to access the girls' halfway through the school year.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 22, 2017 02:36 UTC