Gender Inclusive Restrooms on the Amherst Campus

Gender-inclusive restrooms (GIR) are a place where gender-variant and trans people can use the restroom without fear of gender policing, which can manifest as harassment and physical violence in gender-segregated spaces.The QRC recognizes the value of having all types of restrooms available – single, lockable stalls and multi-stalls, gender-specific and gender-inclusive – and continues to advocate for restrooms that will serve all community members needs on campus. ALL community members have equal access to the restroom(s) that correspond best with their gender identity.

For a listing of these gender-inclusive restrooms, see below. Buildings listed include Residential Halls, Academic and Administrative facilities.

  • * Indicates a change that will not be indicated with signage until Fall of 2017 or later.
  • ** Indicates that the restroom is accessible, according to basic web searches and in-person analysis. 
  • For more information about trans people and restrooms, click here.
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Gender-Inclusive Restrooms

Academic Facilities

BUILDING GIR LOCATION

Arms Music Building

 First Floor: 111, 112 

Barrett Hall

First Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom** (107)

Beneski Earth Sciences & Natural History Museum

Basement: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms** (003, 005)

Chapin Hall

Basement: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom**, Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms (staff/faculty only)

Clark House

First Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom (107)

Second Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom (209)

Cooper House

First Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom** (105)

Second Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom** (205)

Third Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom** (300A)

Fayerweather Hall

First Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms**

Second Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms**

Third Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms**

Frost Library

Second Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom**

Grosvenor House

Second Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms (27, 28)

Johnson Chapel

First Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom

Kirby Theatre 

Second Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom

Holden Theatre 

Backstage (changing rooms) - Kirby & Holden: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms

McGuire Life Sciences

N/A 
 

Mead Art Museum

First Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom (in gallery)

Morgan Hall

First Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms, One single-user gender-inclusive restroom**

Observatory

 Basement: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms

Octagon

 N/A

Webster

 N/A

Administrative Facilities

BUILDING  GIR LOCATION

79 South Pleasant Street

First Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms**

Second Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms**

Third Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms**

271 South Pleasant St. (Counseling Center - Hitchcock)

First floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom, One single-user gender-inclusive restroom**

Second floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms

Alumni House

N/A

College Hall

Basement: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom** (008)

First Floor (Career Center): Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms**

Second Floor (Controller): Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms** (218, 222)

Pontypool House

Basement: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom (009)

First Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms (102, 104)

Central Energy Plant (Power Plant)

First Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom

Scott House (Counseling Center)

First floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom**, One single-user gender-inclusive restroom (staff)** (103, 105)

Facilities/Police Building

 N/A

Seymour Shed

First Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms* (005, 016)

Smith House

Basement: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom (021)

First Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms (121, 123)

Second Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms (221, 223)

Wilson Admissions

Basement: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms

First Floor: Four single-user gender-inclusive restrooms

Second Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms

Athletic Facilities

BUILDING GIR LOCATION
Field House 

Lefrak Gymnasium: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom

Lower Level:Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms**

 

Field House Press Box: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms

 

Gender-Inclusive Locker Room: Alumni Gym

Residence Halls 

BUILDING GIR LOCATION

Appleton

Gender-inclusive restrooms: 110, 308

Chapman

First Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom

Second Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom

Charles Drew

First Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms** (105, 107)

Charles Pratt

First Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom** and one multi-stall gender-inclusive restroom (104, 116)

Second floor: One multi-stall gender-inclusive restroom (213)

Cohan

First Floor: Eight single-user gender-inclusive restrooms* 

Second Floor: Seven single-user gender-inclusive restrooms*

Third Floor: Eight single-user gender-inclusive restrooms*

Garman

First Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom** (100A)

Ford Hall

(Formerly Greenway A)

Fourth Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive shower 

Fifth Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom

Greenway B

Second Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom
Third Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive shower
Fourth Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive shower

Greenway C

Second Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom

Third Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive shower

Greenway D

Lower Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom

Second Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom

Third Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive shower

Hitchcock

  First Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom**
Humphries (Zü) Second Floor: one signle-occupany gender inclusive restroom, one multi-use gender inclusive restroom
 James  Basement (James/Stearns): Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms**

First Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom** (102)

Second floor: One multi-stall gender-inclusive restroom (210)

Fourth floor: One multi-stall gender-inclusive restroom (412)
Jenkins  First Floor: Six single-user gender-inclusive restrooms* 

Second Floor: Six single-user gender-inclusive restrooms*

Third Floor: Four single-user gender-inclusive restrooms*

King

Gender-inclusive restrooms: 002, 006, 205, 207, 405, 407

Lipton

Basement: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom**

First Floor: Four single-user gender-inclusive restrooms**
Marsh

First Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom

Mayo-Smith 

First Floor: One multi-stall gender-inclusive restroom (Suite 100)* 
Moore

Third Floor: One single-occupany gender-inclusive restroom

Fourth Floor (Sylvia Rivera Floor - LGBTQ Theme Floor): One single-user gender-inclusive restroom**, Two multi-stall gender-inclusive restrooms

Morris Pratt 

Basement: Two multi-stall gender-inclusive restrooms (010, 024)

Second Floor: Two multi-stall gender-inclusive restrooms (210, 224)

Third Floor: Two multi-stall gender-inclusive restrooms (310, 324)

Fourth Floor: Two multi-stall gender-inclusive restrooms (410, 424) 
 Morrow  Basement: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom (no shower)**

Newport

N/A (check back shortly!) 

North

Gender-inclusive restrooms: 208, 410

Plimpton

Basement Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom

First Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms, One single-user gender-inclusive restroom (inside triple), 

Second Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms

Third Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms

Porter

First Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms (104, 106)

Third Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms

(304, 306) 

Residence Hall A

  First Floor: One multi-stall gender-inclusive restroom (Suite 101)*, Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms (Suite 102)*

Second Floor: One multi-stall gender-inclusive restroom (Suite 201)*, Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms (Suite 202)*

Third Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms (Suite 302)*

Seelye

Gender-inclusive restrooms: 103, 109, 309, 317

Seligman

First Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restrooM

South  

Gender-inclusive restrooms: 210, 308

Stearns  

Basement (James/Stearns): Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms**

First Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom** (106)

Second floor: One multi-stall gender-inclusive restroom (212)

Fourth floor: One multi-stall gender-inclusive restroom (412)

Tyler

Three gender-inclusive restrooms
Valentine

(Residential Hall) 2nd Floor: one single-user gender-inclusive restrooms 

3rd Floor: two multi-use gender-inclusive restrooms 

Wieland

Gender-inclusive restrooms: 205, 207, 405, 407

Williston

Gender-inclusive restrooms: 106, 108, 307

Student Life Facilities

BUILDING GIR LOCATION

Cadigan Center for Religious Life

First Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms

Keefe Campus Center

Basement (“Garden Level”): One single-user gender-inclusive restroom**

Second Floor: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom

Keefe Health Center

Basement: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom 

First Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms (103)

Second Floor: Two single-user gender-inclusive restrooms (203, 204A)

Powerhouse

Ground Level: One single-user gender-inclusive restroom**

Valentine Dining Hall

 N/A