Posted on 11/09/2015 5:06:16 PM PST by Clintonfatigued
The words men and women are soon to come off many Philadelphia restrooms, thanks to a bill passed Thursday.
City Council unanimously approved the ordinance requiring that single-occupancy public restrooms be labeled as gender-neutral, and that men or women be dropped from signs.
The bill, introduced by Councilman Mark Squilla, applies to single-occupant bathrooms open to the public and not to multiple-stall restrooms. Mayor Nutter, whose Office of LGBT Affairs drafted the bill, is expected to sign it.
"For business owners, the only impact is taking down one sign and putting up another," said Nellie Fitzpatrick, the office's director. "But for individuals trying to access these spaces, it's eliminating barriers that are unnecessary and should not exist.
"Gender-specific bathrooms have been catalysts for harassment or violence against transgender people and have discouraged some from going out in public, Fitzpatrick said. She called the bill "one of about a million small steps" needed to combat the discrimination and violence transgender people face.
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“As long as the door has a lock, whatâs the problem?”
Locked doors hurt feelings.
If it's designed for only one person, who the hell cares what gender uses it? I've used "Women's" restrooms when the door designated "Men" was locked and I couldn't wait and I've seen women do the same the other way around. Actually, more single-user rooms with no designation is the second sanest way to go (the sanest way is to just recognize two sexes based on chromosomes/genitals and to accede that there are a few who have messes up chromosome/physical traits).
If Hillary returns for a third term in the White House, will there be an office of Clinton Affairs?
Institutionalized insanity continues.
DANG!
It’s a girl thing. And, yes, some of them do have cooties.
It was said in jest.
Not if the first cuckold....has anything to say about it, there wont be..
“Itâs a girl thing. And, yes, some of them do have cooties.”
So when the plumber does work at the house and asks the lady of the house permission to use the bathroom, the thought of all those alien cooties must drive her up the wall. Unisex bathrooms must be aggravating, too.
ping
I try to keep the amount of song-pimping that I do on FR to a reasonable level, but this is too appropriate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wZh4_eLXAA
Sheesh! Please don’t take it personally. I’m sure you don’t have cooties.
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