There is more and more talk in society that there are more than just two genders (female and male). Transgender and non-binary identities are legitimate identities that deserve equality in the society. In the fight for equality, we can start with toilets that are still separated into two sexes. At the Faculty of Social Sciences, in 2017, some toilets were turned into gender-neutral ones, especially for people who find it stressful to visit separate toilets. The aim of the task was to find out how much gender-neutral toilets mean to non-binary people, how it affects them and what their experiences are with public spaces in general. Transgender people experience various forms of discrimination when using public and university toilets, and interviews have shown that non-binary people rarely use public toilets, as neither is intended for them. There are psychological and health problems with this. Faculties represent an important space for changing to sanitary-neutral toilets, as they would make female students feel safer and more accepted. Gender-neutral toilets represent a change that may also have an impact on the overall reduction of discrimination against non-binary persons. The education of university staff would reduce the misuse of pronouns among students, the introduction of gender-neutral toilets and maps where these toilets would be marked would improve the overall study experience of transgender female students.
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