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A row has broken out at the University of Manchester after its students' union toilets were "de-gendered".
Temporary signs have made the "ladies" simply "toilets", while the "gents" have become "toilets with urinals".
The changes are in response to an unspecified number of complaints from trans students who are uncomfortable using the men's toilets.
A university newspaper criticised the move but the student union said it was needed to tackle transphobia.
There are no figures on the number of transsexual and transgender students believed to be among the university's population of more than 35,000 students.
The students' union welfare office declined to reveal the number of complaints, but said it was an important issue.
Women's officer Jennie Killip told the BBC: "If you were born female, still present quite feminine, but define as a man you should be able to go into the men's toilets - if that's how you define.
"You don't necessarily have had to have gender reassignment surgery, but you could just define yourself as a man, feel very masculine in yourself, feel that in fact being a woman is not who you are."
Asked about the change, some female students questioned the move.
One said: "Girls might not want to use the same toilets as boys, so then you just end up with people complaining about that - so you can't really win.
Another told the BBC: "I personally wouldn't want to be in the same toilet as a man."
The move prompted an editorial in campus newspaper Student Direct last week which criticised the new arrangements.
Newspaper spokeswoman Susannah Birkwood said: "The toilets have been provided for men who don't self identify as men and women who don't think of themselves as women.
"Whether or not this is political correctness gone mad.. because it certainly seems that way to some members of our student community."
Union officials have rejected the criticism and permanent signs for its first gender neutral toilets are being made.
Almost 60 people, including Ms Killip, have signed a letter to the student newspaper criticising the editorial.
Temporary signs have made the "ladies" simply "toilets", while the "gents" have become "toilets with urinals".
The changes are in response to an unspecified number of complaints from trans students who are uncomfortable using the men's toilets.
A university newspaper criticised the move but the student union said it was needed to tackle transphobia.
There are no figures on the number of transsexual and transgender students believed to be among the university's population of more than 35,000 students.
The students' union welfare office declined to reveal the number of complaints, but said it was an important issue.
Women's officer Jennie Killip told the BBC: "If you were born female, still present quite feminine, but define as a man you should be able to go into the men's toilets - if that's how you define.
"You don't necessarily have had to have gender reassignment surgery, but you could just define yourself as a man, feel very masculine in yourself, feel that in fact being a woman is not who you are."
Asked about the change, some female students questioned the move.
One said: "Girls might not want to use the same toilets as boys, so then you just end up with people complaining about that - so you can't really win.
Another told the BBC: "I personally wouldn't want to be in the same toilet as a man."
The move prompted an editorial in campus newspaper Student Direct last week which criticised the new arrangements.
Newspaper spokeswoman Susannah Birkwood said: "The toilets have been provided for men who don't self identify as men and women who don't think of themselves as women.
"Whether or not this is political correctness gone mad.. because it certainly seems that way to some members of our student community."
Union officials have rejected the criticism and permanent signs for its first gender neutral toilets are being made.
Almost 60 people, including Ms Killip, have signed a letter to the student newspaper criticising the editorial.
This won't make much difference to me as I'm not one of those girls who messes around in the toilets for ages and I don't mind men being in there as long as they don't make a mess on the floor!
As men, would you find it amusing to go into the toilets that are mostly used by girls just because you could, even if you identify as completely male? What is the attraction?
I think some women users will find this uncomfortable, I know some girls who don't even like other girls to hear them weeing and would be very embarassed by a man hearing them.
Also to bear in mind, in the Union building there are about 20 toilets in all. This is just ONE building out of the whole university, which acccording to my Campus Guide, has 92 buildings in all, many of which have toilets on nearly floor!
For those of us who don't care either way, I think it is a very effective means of making people aware that transgenderism does exist, even though these students are a tiny minority of those at the university.
You can also watch a video on the BBC, with our mental Welfare Officer Jennie, who just seems to want to please everyone!
