Actually there are a large number of places that have single-stall bathrooms that are not labeled MAN and WOMAN
Not the places I go, no. I've paid attention, and the place where I would primarily use the bathroom is gendered--work. Which would push me out to scoping the
other
places near work ungendered bathrooms, but...rare. Haven't seen any in any of the places I eat out in, and I rarely eat out, so it's a non-issue, since I can't pee in them anyway.
It does make you change your consumption habits if there's one particular coffeeshop that has them but the others don't
You got that coffee shop. I do not. I have my home, pretty much.
Hasn't everyone already noticed most changing rooms and rest rooms are gendered? Don't you then just have to see how you feel about that? Or does your position count less if it doesn't come as a result of privation, discomfort, and possibly needing medication?
Two places there are almost always ungendered bathrooms are Target and a mall food court, although they're usually labeled "family".
I love the family bathrooms! Only one of our round of Targets have one. But most malls do.
Have you all seen the Academic Coach Taylor Tumblr? Holy hell, I have been laughing like a loon.
Yeah--work is not usually a good one, unless you work in a building with many workplaces that has a family or handicapped stall on one of the floors. Airports usually have family stalls.
I think actually doing it would be hard--but the point is also to make people think, and notice. You noticed there are not any bathrooms at work that, if you were trans, you could easily use. Or at some of your usual restaurants. etc. That's how hard it can be just to freakin' PEE for people. And there are states where they're making laws against being in the "wrong" restroom.
Our school building is oddly trans friendly, according to district personnel. We have a non-gendered bathroom in the main office and then single person bathrooms on every floor (separate from student bathrooms). The single person bathrooms are gendered but NO ONE adheres to the gender on the door and there are no urinals.
Have you all seen the Academic Coach Taylor Tumblr?
Heh.
Clear Thesis.
Strong Analysis.
Can't Lose.
My students were just talking about gender neutral bathrooms. I guess USC is putting some in one of the dorms. Which made me realize that every place I lived in college had gender neutral bathrooms, but then again, I went to Berkeley, not USC.
I might need that Coach Taylor poster.
