Gender-neutral bathrooms: Influencer ‘fears for her daughters’ safety’
Australian influencer ‘fears for her daughters’ safety’ due to boom in gender-neutral toilets, says unisex toilets need ‘monitoring’
An Australian influencer has taken a controversial stance on gender-neutral toilets in schools, suggesting the inclusive move could pose a threat to children’s safety.
Tammi Keirl, a mother of two, says she fears for the safety of her young daughters Ruby and Savannah if schools start replacing separate toilets with unisex toilets.
Weighing in on the culture wars debate on Instagram, Keirl said unisex toilets should be available in schools for students who want them, but traditional toilets for boys and girls should also be provided.
She added that gender-neutral bathrooms used by male, female, trans and non-binary students should also be “supervised” for safety reasons.
“My biggest concern is the safety of my daughters,” Keirl began.
Australian influencer Tammi Keirl has taken a controversial stance on gender-neutral toilets in schools, suggesting the inclusive move could pose a threat to children’s safety.
“If they want unisex toilets in the school, I think they should not be replaced, but added with some kind of oversight or management for safety so that it becomes an option.
Then parents can educate their children as they wish. But I doubt that unisex toilets in schools will replace ‘normal’ toilets in the near future.’
Keirl went on to say that he “can’t see” schools making a “big decision” like this right now, as the discussion has just entered the “mainstream.”
It comes after Keirl made headlines last month when she took her two children out of school to travel to Australia before cutting the trip short to save her marriage.
In October 2022, the influencer told her 86,000 Instagram followers that she, her husband and their two daughters were going around Australia in a caravan.
The mother-of-two says she fears for the safety of her young daughters Ruby and Savannah (both pictured) if schools start replacing separate toilets with unisex toilets.
Weighing in on the debate on Instagram, Keirl said unisex toilets should be made available to students who want them, but traditional toilets for boys and girls should also be provided.
However, in just two months, he changed his mind and cut the trip short, claiming it was too difficult to be on the road with two small children.
When she first announced her plans to travel the country with her family in a van, Keirl explained that the decision was prompted by her eldest daughter, Ruby,’s struggles in school.
However, two months later, she admitted that traveling with her children was affecting their marriage, so they would return home earlier than planned.
“Today we decided to end our trip early and head back to the sunny coast in April,” she wrote alongside a blurry, dark selfie.
It is putting too much pressure on our marriage with zero free time from children and Sav [their youngest daughter] in the units. I’ll cherish it all until it’s over.
It comes after Keirl made headlines last month when she took her two children out of school to travel to Australia before cutting the trip short to save her marriage. (Pictured with her children and her husband Jason Weller)