Unisex public toilet
A gender neutral toilet, also known as a unisex toilet or a gender-free toilet is a public restroom or toilet that is available for use by either the male or female gender, and include family restrooms.
Transgender advocacy groups in the United States have taken up the cause of unisex toilets. They see unisex toilets as a solution to eliminate harassment and other inconveniences for trans people in using conventional toilets. In 2005 there were only 5 American cities, including San Francisco and New York, with regulations for public restroom access based on person's perceived gender identity rather than their birth sex.[1]
There are several ways to add gender neutral toilets to existing restroom provision without building new toilet blocks. One is to simply designate disabled toilets as gender neutral, as disabled users of both genders use them anyway. Under this model, Bradford University became the first university in the United Kingdom to institute gender neutral toilets in 2008 after campaigning by the student union's welfare officer, Sophia Coles-Riley. Another option is to make all toilets unisex, regardless of previous designation. Sussex University is trialling this in the next academic year. [2]
See also
References
- ^ "A Quest for a Restroom That's Neither Men's Room Nor Women's Room"
- ^ West Midlands NUS, Gender Neutral Toilets Briefing. Accessed August 24, 2008.
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