Following LDS Church Policy, a ‘Trusted Person’ Stands Guard So a Trans Member Can Use the Restroom

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Watercolor and ink illustration of a Latter-day Saint chapel hallway. On the left, a framed painting of Jesus hangs above burlap wall covering, beside an open door marked WOMEN, where a transgender woman with pink hair in a short-sleeved patterned dress is stepping inside. In the center, a dark-haired man in a charcoal suit and white shirt stands with one arm extended into the hallway, blocking cis woman in a blue dress and dusty-rose shawl from entering. A second restroom door marked MEN is visible in the background to the right.

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A man in a suit stands in a Latter-day Saint chapel hallway, blocks a cisgender woman while a transgender woman enters the multi-stall women's restroom alone. An August 2024 update to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' General Handbook states transgender members who have transitioned must use single-occupancy restrooms. If none are available, they may use the restroom that matches their identity only if a "trusted person" stands outside ensuring no one else enters at the same time. Additionally, transgender youth may not stay overnight at youth camps; transgender members may not teach or work with children or youth; and non-member transgender individuals are ineligible for baptism.

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