• birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Pretty common in my country, they’re awesome. Pointlessly gendered ones still remain though.

      There really is an easy way to make those ungendered

      • Add bins in both toilets (period wipes etc.)
      • Remove male-focused urinals and replace them with unisex urinals.
      • Have both bathrooms have the same number of urinals, same number of toilet booths.

      It’s also cheaper than building an entire new room for a third gender and eliminates the segregation wholly. On top of that, now queues are a thing of the past, as everyone can just quickly go to either spot. Personally I’m not a fan of urinals, but hey, as long as either toilet and urinal get cleant quickly…

      If a new room must be added, it could be a disability-accessible toilet + have a diaper changing spot for babies. That’s also family-friendlier.

      Unisex toilets liberate men, women, everyone. It makes it all more streamlined while increasing safety.

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      There have been a lot popping up all over. Even my hometown in the south had a college with coed bathrooms.

      I came out of the stall to a very masc presenting person at the sink and was confused. Then noticed the urinals in the corner, and when i left i noticed the “unisex” next to the rstroom sign. Very cool imo.

      Remember kids, its illegal to be a creep in public bathrooms no matter what your gender is. The sign on the door wont stop a bad actor and most people just have to pee.

    • JennyLaFae@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      19 days ago

      I was once harassed by a male security guard while using a single occupancy porta potty. We need to stop making excuses for bigots.

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      Those are a thing and are really popular in NYC. It’s just a line of individual private restroom with sinks in the hall :P (Ps: If that was sarcasm were too autistic to tell sorry)

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      In Sierra’s Space Quest game, there’s a hallway with two doors leading to restrooms. Enter through either door, and you’ll get to the exact same room, with both doors visible.

      I, as a very young teen, thought this was a funny commentary on “given the multitude of races, what even matters the genders of one species?” I don’t really believe they were that progressive - this was in the 80s even before the aids scare - but that “what does it matter” point has stuck with me ever since.