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Colo. Teen Fights for Restroom Rights

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Transgender teen Dionne Malikowski is transferring schools after a blow-up at her Fort Collins, Colo. high school over her use of a girls' restroom.

Malikowski, 16, was suspended a month ago for using a girls' restroom; she says she was in a hurry and urgently had to use the facilities. Malikowski has been reprimanded before for using the girls' bathroom, even though she identifies as female. While school officials at Fort Collins High School allow Malikowski to use staff restrooms, they tell the local press that there are safety concerns regarding her use of restrooms used by other female students.

"I don't think I'm going to get harassed in the female bathroom. I think it would be more of a safety issue if I was using the male's bathroom," Dionne says.

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance.

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
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