From figuring out their identity to facing widespread criticism, transgender students already face many troubles in modern-day America. And now, the simple act of using a bathroom has become a debacle for them, thanks to President Trump’s recent decision to leave the states to decide their restroom fate. Trump sends a message of hate and inequality to all transgender people throughout the already divided nation.

At UCLA School of Law’s Williams Institute, they are investigating the order and the actual number of bathroom crimes committed, considering that the defense of the opposing side is that transgender people in bathrooms may increase sex crimes. So far, they have not been able to find any known cases. Therefore, this issue is not really a threat, but politics exaggerate it so much that people believe that there are crimes committed on a daily basis in school restrooms throughout the country.

Media Matters, an online video series about important issues, checked with 12 school districts and none of them reported an increase in bathroom crimes after allowing transgender students to use the bathroom that they identify with.

In fact, many transgender people feel particularly at risk in bathrooms.

A study by the NPR showed that 70 percent of transgender people actually have been denied the basic right to use the bathroom and some of that percentage were actually assaulted for wanting to use the bathroom.

Even though Trump does allow the laws to be passed by the states, there still are plenty of states that will not pass nondiscrimination laws. The Human Rights Campaign found that more than half of the country does not have state laws to allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice. The law should be passed by the nation in order to guarantee the rights of all transgender people in every state.

“This move shows that President Trump cannot be trusted to defend the rights of LGBT Americans. This is not a state issue. This is an issue of equality for all. The administration’s wanton disregard of protecting the civil rights of the LGBT community is harmful to our communities and our schools,” says House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

The facts show that there is not a major risk in allowing transgender people to use the bathroom of their choice. Therefore, the bottom line is that denying them access to that bathroom is simply discrimination and a violation of both LGBTQ rights and basic human rights.