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70. No, making single stall bathrooms gender neutral makes them useful to more people.

Thu Aug 21, 2014, 11:00 PM

Aug 2014

If people who are idiots opt not to use them because they object to the idea that somebody they disapprove of might use the bathroom at a different time (even though they already share other bathrooms with those people at various times without noticing) then that is their problem.

Public policy should not be decided based on stupidity or bigotry. If it were huge swaths of this country would still have racially segregated facilities.

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Austin Could Be First Texas City To Make All Single-Person Public Restrooms "Gender Free" [View all] JoethePleb Aug 2014 OP

It's common sense, even minus the transgender aspect. arcane1 Aug 2014 #1

Agreed Treant Aug 2014 #2

Me, too. When the women's single-occupancy restroom is occupied, I always use the men's if Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #36

Ditto. eom littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #49

I have serious issue with this and here's why LynneSin Aug 2014 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author ballyhoo Aug 2014 #4

frankly PatrynXX Aug 2014 #5

My son does ChazII Aug 2014 #9

Actually........ Sparhawk60 Aug 2014 #84

This is actually funny from a trans perspective MillennialDem Aug 2014 #7

I would think gas station rest rooms are not necessarily representative of ALL men's rest rooms. randome Aug 2014 #89

Women are slobs too - just not as bad IMHO. And of course I would expect better in certain MillennialDem Aug 2014 #92

Why don't women lift the seats when they're done? OnlinePoker Aug 2014 #10

It's not like you men stand 100% of the time in there LynneSin Aug 2014 #12

you put it up, you put it down Skittles Aug 2014 #39

Why? There is no "normal" position for a toilet seat. Thor_MN Aug 2014 #67

actually would prefer it to stay up Skittles Aug 2014 #83

Then why insist that it is "Normal" to be down? Thor_MN Aug 2014 #86

I prefer that the man ... cannabis_flower Aug 2014 #90

because the guy using it next might need it down? Skittles Aug 2014 #93

I was thinking the same thing. Even when I go up to the trough/bowl/whatever, there's piss ... BlueJazz Aug 2014 #13

Amen! LynneSin Aug 2014 #14

I grew up with three sisters....and now have a wife and two daughters.... cbdo2007 Aug 2014 #18

So wouldn't you prefer we women keep our messe to ourselves LynneSin Aug 2014 #21

haha, good point....but at this point I have a pretty high tolerance for grossness. cbdo2007 Aug 2014 #24

Well at least you can't blame us for not changing upaloopa Aug 2014 #30

I've cleaned bathrooms at previous jobs. tammywammy Aug 2014 #57

Having worked in retail... gvstn Sep 2015 #97

This is a bridge too far for me. When will the ballyhoo Aug 2014 #6

You will get it with your standard issue iwristwatch. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #51

Good. I was worried I'd have to keep wearing this sundial. ballyhoo Aug 2014 #54

~chuckles~ nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #55

Is that a picture of you in your posts? ballyhoo Aug 2014 #56

I am sorry I missed this earlier. nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #80

I don't see why single-occupancy bathrooms should EVER be for a specific gender. Chemisse Aug 2014 #8

Very bad idea. I will strongly oppose this if it ever gets proposed here. closeupready Aug 2014 #11

Why? KamaAina Aug 2014 #15

I don't want to see opposite gender couples having trysts closeupready Aug 2014 #19

That makes absolutely no sense. Humanist_Activist Aug 2014 #22

Yeah, some serious derp in that post. Regrell Aug 2014 #43

"single" occupancy means only one person of any gender in the john at a time merrily Aug 2014 #28

"Single occupancy," except when two people enter. closeupready Aug 2014 #32

So don't have bathrooms for anybody shenmue Aug 2014 #44

And? What does that have to do with the subject in the OP? n/t Humanist_Activist Aug 2014 #45

Everything, IMO. closeupready Aug 2014 #59

well, the same gender was having sex together in the bathroom I walked into. kwassa Aug 2014 #61

There's been a lot of frank sex discussion recently here on DU. closeupready Aug 2014 #68

I was in a unisex bathroom in Belgium in 1973 ... kwassa Aug 2014 #71

How? n/t Humanist_Activist Aug 2014 #76

You're right. We should also ban unoccupied offices, storage rooms, elevators and dark hallways. LeftyMom Aug 2014 #50

HAHAHA!!!!!!! littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #52

And zoo parking lots. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #53

No, keep going. christx30 Aug 2014 #64

i expect less stupidity from DU posts than this CreekDog Aug 2014 #81

We have them here in CA all over. People will have sex upaloopa Aug 2014 #33

Well that's CA for you. closeupready Aug 2014 #35

Uh, no shenmue Aug 2014 #46

I don't want unisex bathrooms. End of discussion. closeupready Aug 2014 #60

I'm assuming you have a men and women's bathroom at home? Humanist_Activist Aug 2014 #75

Yours is an irrational position predicated on little more than emotion LanternWaste Aug 2014 #87

I think if people are in the mindset to have sex in a public bathroom PersonNumber503602 Aug 2014 #95

I will do more than that. I will not patronize ballyhoo Aug 2014 #16

My My, aren't we sensitive. HERVEPA Aug 2014 #27

An inappropriate comment... ballyhoo Aug 2014 #31

Nope. HERVEPA Aug 2014 #38

With specificity, what was your comment? ballyhoo Aug 2014 #41

Quick, add the sarcsm thing. merrily Aug 2014 #29

No, being truthful. I am old and remember ballyhoo Aug 2014 #34

True men pee on the seat (not all of us) and that is terrible, but women leave used feminine Dustlawyer Aug 2014 #17

my wife says women are the worst cause they dont sit they hover over the bowl leftyohiolib Aug 2014 #37

Uh, no shenmue Aug 2014 #47

One of my doctor's buildings... SoapBox Aug 2014 #20

I have seen that is the smaller Sheetz stores in Rural Pennslyvania. happyslug Aug 2014 #23

I kind of accepted this as pretty standard now Mike Daniels Aug 2014 #25

Right wing used the rest room issue to defeat the ERA. merrily Aug 2014 #26

It had an expiration date Reter Aug 2014 #40

First and probably only in Texas. nt valerief Aug 2014 #42

Port-a-jons are single seaters that have always been next in line served. alphafemale Aug 2014 #48

Oh great, now ALL toilet seats will be soaked truthisfreedom Aug 2014 #58

I got put on ignore for my last rant about that. Lars39 Aug 2014 #62

That will permanently disenfranchise many who object from using public restrooms. Psephos Aug 2014 #63

Do they object to using private homes' restrooms? How about small businesses with only one bathroom? LeftyMom Aug 2014 #65

It's not about the private restroom, it's about the public who uses them. Psephos Aug 2014 #66

No, making single stall bathrooms gender neutral makes them useful to more people. LeftyMom Aug 2014 #70

And your definition of idiot is the only true one, right? Psephos Aug 2014 #72

This rule would only apply to single stall bathrooms. LeftyMom Aug 2014 #73

Again, my point is we should not use law this way. Psephos Aug 2014 #74

Everybody poops. Thor_MN Aug 2014 #69

A classic solution in search of a problem BeyondGeography Aug 2014 #77

sounds like a stupid idea Niceguy1 Aug 2014 #78

I remember when there were littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #79

I don't give a shit. olddad56 Aug 2014 #82

I love Austin Gothmog Aug 2014 #85

as long as women clean up after themselves I am fine with it snooper2 Aug 2014 #88

i'm trying to think of a single-person men's room Enrique Aug 2014 #91

So what is the big deal? ohnoyoudidnt Aug 2014 #94

I'm at a loss to figure out the objections to this PersonNumber503602 Aug 2014 #96