I have no idea who I am. So I have done experiment perhaps three times of going into empty women’s bathrooms when wearing traditionally women’s clothing publicly. I went into the empty women’s bathroom at the Wasatch Mental Health Recovery Outreach Center in Utah County while wearing traditionally women’s clothing.

That wasn’t OK, I was later told by phone.

In that same call in the middle of this month, I was also told (in case there was any doubt) that usage of the women’s bathroom by those with male bodies, regardless of gender identification, is not permitted at the facility. (This social worker also thought that I was transgender.)

The Wasatch Mental Health Outreach Recovery Center in Provo, Utah, where folks who identify as transgender cannot use the corresponding bathroom. (Wasatch Mental Health)

“LCSW” is behind the names of nearly all the ROC staff, according to Wasatch Mental Health.

“LCSW” means licensed clinical social worker.

Meaning, these staff got extensive training in social work.

Social work is a field where social progressivism is the norm.

Social progressivism includes an acceptance of those perceived as transgender, including bathroom usage. Especially bathroom usage, given the debate recently in the United States public form.

But in Utah County, do even LCSWs feel differently?

Utah County, comprised nearly entirely of Latter-day Saints (ex-Mormons), was relatively recently measured to be the most conservative county in the United States.

The gender views of ROC social workers is aside from the fact that on back-to-back days at the center, the room designed for those who are suicidal was unavailable.

What may be especially sick about this is that nobody who is staying at the ROC or using the facility in some way wants to do so. They would love nothing more than to never need to use it, for their lives to be great and to be healthy.

Then, folks are being told that they cannot the bathroom they perceive to align with their identity, or use the mental health room where they are supposed to use.

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Even if you no longer affiliate with the Latter-day Saint (ex-Mormon) church but enjoy sociality with family and friends as before, you can still find social settings organized by the Utah Valley PostMormons. There, you can find your people. And of course, if you don’t enjoy those relationships like before, the many UVPM events that happen each week can be even life-saving.

Led by wonderful people, UVPM is also for folks who just are struggling with it or are “never Mormons” seeking a break from the predominant culture. Find their events on Facebook and Meetup.

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