Queer Resource Centers

All-user locker rooms

All-user locker rooms make PCC more accessible by providing more privacy options for everyone. PCC offers single occupant all-user locker rooms at two of our campuses and a new, state-of-the-art central all-user locker room at Sylvania to increase access to PCC gym facilities, athletics, and PE classes. People of all genders may use these locker rooms.

Cascade

  • Facilities:?Two single occupant all-user locker rooms. There are lockers inside each room that can be reserved through the front desk of the gym.
  • How to access:?The all-user locker rooms can be found next to the men’s and women’s locker room entrance on the 1st floor of the Physical Education Building (PEB).

Rock Creek

  • Facilities:?Two single occupant all-user locker rooms. There are no lockers inside, but there are 12 lockers just outside the rooms that people can rent quarterly for when taking a PE class, or by paying the $12 gym use fee.
  • How to access:?These are located on the 1st floor in Building 5, near the entrances to the men’s and women’s locker rooms.

Sylvania

  • Facilities: NEW central All User Locker Room. Many day-use lockers, individual shower stalls, and individual changing stalls available. Multi-stall all-user restroom included in the facilities.
  • How to access: Located on the 1st floor of the west side of the HT building.
    • More details on Sylvania’s All User Locker Room provided below
    • Visit Bond Current Projects and select “Health Technology building and site improvements – west side” to learn more

Southeast

There are currently no all-user locker rooms at Southeast. However, there is a multi-stall all-user restroom located just down the hallway across from the vending machines.

 

Celebrating PCC Sylvania’s New All User Locker Room

All-user locker rooms make PCC more accessible by providing more privacy options for everyone. In this model, everyone benefits by having access to completely private showers and changing areas.

The new Health Technology Building (HT) locker rooms provide greater access to fitness programming at PCC for:?

  • People with children, who often have trouble finding a private place to dress or shower.?
  • Disabled people with personal attendants of a different gender, who may experience barriers in gendered locker rooms.?
  • Transgender and gender expansive people, who often face barriers accessing locker rooms and exercise facilities.
  • Anyone desiring privacy.

Students, faculty, staff, and community members who prefer gendered locker rooms still have the option to use designated, gendered rooms. Sports teams also have access to gendered locker rooms.

The HT new all-user locker rooms were designed with thoughtful intention. The design incorporates feedback from student and staff forums, as well as input from focus groups with Queer, Trans, and Gender Expansive (QTGE) students. The renovations are supported by PCC’s Queer and Women’s Resource Centers (QRCs/WRCs), Hope Services for survivors of sexual violence, PCC Accessibility Council, and Queer, Trans, and Gender Expansive (QTGE) Advocacy Group. The new space aligns with PCC’s Strategic Plan by enacting shared values of belonging and care.

Frequently Asked Questions
Question: Why do HT locker rooms have an all-user design?

All-user locker rooms make PCC more accessible by providing more privacy options for everyone. PCC offers single occupant all-user locker rooms at three of our campuses to increase access to PCC gym facilities, athletics and PE classes. In this model, everyone benefits by having access to completely private showers and changing areas. The remodel also includes gendered locker rooms.

Question: Does this take away my privacy?

No; everyone gains more privacy in the new model. The new design significantly increases privacy for people of all genders by offering a few sizes of private spaces for dressing and showering, rather than an open, gendered space.?

Question: Does this make women more vulnerable??

No. There is no evidence that gender segregated facilities are safer for cisgender women than all-user facilities. The renovations are supported by PCC’s Women’s Resource Centers and Hope Services for survivors of sexual violence.

Question: Is this design appropriate for families with young children?

Yes. People with children often have trouble finding a private place to dress or shower. This design gives them privacy to change together without safety concerns or misunderstandings with others.

Question: How does this change align with PCC’s values?

The new space aligns with PCC’s Strategic Plan by enacting shared values of belonging and care. The design incorporates many rounds of feedback from a wide range of PCC students and staff.