I’m not generally a bad kid.  I do my homework, I get to school on time, I don’t sass teachers and I answer questions.  I don’t like breaking the rules and I don’t like falling out of line.  For someone of my physical appearance (facial piercings and brightly coloured hair) I don’t really like to stand out too much.  I don’t make a spectacle of myself or lash out and I try my best not to make any mistakes, but right now, I am so very close to rebelling.

Being one of two out trans* kids at my school, I have recognized the inconvenience of sorting the trans kids into a separate bathroom (the staff bathroom) which requires a key that I am not allowed to have and is on the second floor and is very obvious when I let myself into a much separate bathroom then anyone else.  It is insulting and I often get very depressed walking into that bathroom.
Admittedly, I have not sat idle.  I have used the boy’s bathroom on several occasions, but they are limited and seeing as, apparently, my being in the bathroom for males is illegal and there is a chance I might run into a teacher whilst in there and get in trouble for using a bathroom for my gender.
I have even talked about getting my own key for the staff bathroom, but, apparently, that is also illegal.

This is what “Legalize Trans*” means.

Most people take bathrooms for granted.  Being cisgendered makes the bathroom issue irrelevant and I get sympathy, but the only other person who really understands what it’s like is the other transguy who attends my school.  He doesn’t seem nearly as bothered about it as I am, but then again, I am a tad more political in my queerness than him.

So the main argument made by the teachers here is that my being legally considered female makes it illegal for me to enter the men’s bathroom.  To that I say, we are not a police school.  There is not a cop standing at each bathroom door to check the genitalia of everyone who enters to make sure that it’s the “right” kind.  After pondering this, I considered the idea that perhaps someone would complain about me being in there, which is perfectly reasonable seeing as I have to tell almost everyone who talks to me that I am a guy, but once I start testosterone and present more masculine (which is unfortunate that I have to have a deep voice and stubble on my cheek to appear more “male”.) I am going to ask again and have them make a good argument that isn’t “It’s illegal” because, honestly, who cares at this school.  I haven’t seen one officer of the law and most of the people here know I’m trans*.

Still, for the time-being, I have to tolerate being forced to separate myself from the rest of the student population.