- When A Transgender Person Uses A Public Bathroom, Who Is At Risk? | Based on her survey of 93 transgender and gender non-conforming people in Washington, D.C., in 2008 and 2009, they themselves are at risk in restrooms. http://www.npr.org/2016/05/15/477954537/when-a-transgender-person-uses-a-public-bathroom-who-is-at-risk 413 comments politics