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Unisex Bathrooms - now with TMI!

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Emaline:
Man, when I went to clubs, there would always be men in the women's room, and women in the men's room. I eventually gave up and just started going in whichever was closest.

fatty:
I understand unisex bathrooms as a way of improving efficiency. I think a good comprimise is a unisex bathroom that still afford privacy, in stalls and in a urinal, but shares facilities such as sinks and mirrors.

But, I don't think it
a) diffuses gender differences - I wonder, are people really going to feel better about their confused gender personalities because they don't have to decide if they're male or female? Maybe I'm missing the point. Having a pink door and a blue door doesn't seem like it will help - it just suggests that we're still bound to our society's idea of femininity and masculinity.

b) is as universal as it suggests in usage and comfort. You might be comfortable using a unisex bathroom, but I think there are plenty of people who aren't. For every person who likes to hang out in the bathroom a bit and have a chat/gossip, there's a person who wants some privacy. `

Gridgm:
i get how you can get privacy in stalls but how do you get privacy in a urinal outisde of the unspoken "look straight ahead rule"

Emaline:
I've seen urinals with stalls, sans doors.

tania:
the unisex bathrooms we have on campus don't have blue and pink doors, just urinals and stalls. maybe it depends on where you are.

from what i gathered, i thought unisex bathrooms weren't necessarily for people who couldn't decide what gender they were but rather for people who felt uncomfortable using public bathrooms cos other people seemed to have ideas about what gender they were that conflicted with theirs. i already mentioned my housemates who get yelled at every time they use public bathrooms. another transgender friend also said it made him immensely uncomfortable because even though he identifies as male, he hasn't had genital surgery and essentially urinates standing up through a prosthetic penis which makes everybody around him incredibly uncomfortable and think he's a girl who shouldn't be there. it seemed to me the main point was that they provided an alternative to people who are sick of constantly being told they are in the wrong washroom, but i guess they have a lot of uses.

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