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Gender neutral ganged restrooms for schools

"Gender"
"Neutral"
"Ganged"
"Restroom"

Those words don't mix, as a matter of fact immature thoughts come to my mind! What is this world coming to!!!

Sorry ADAguy, I don't mean to throw my thoughts into your post I just couldn't resist.
 
The problem is the "ganged" part. In my view, single stall could be OK, but multiple stalls in a mixed gender setting.....BAD things can and will happen.
 
Even if nothing legally wrong is done, some progressive do-gooder with an agenda will file file some sort of grievance or suit. It's bound to happen, in my opinion.
 
Already has, that is why California is making provisions for them. The LGT community has made this a Civil Rights issue.
The issue is "out" in the open now and can't be put back in the bottle.
Unfortunately "Bad" things can and will happen but they do in separate gender public restrooms too.
 
Isn't this on of those "social engineering codes" that Conarb argues against? As long as the proper number of facilities are provided, why should I care as an official how the business owner chooses to allocate them? Use gendered washrooms. unisex washrooms, whatever. as long as there are enough water closets and lavatories to serve your occupant load, I couldn't care less. If regional or federal governments want to create requirements, let them. They can police them too.
 
T Murray:

Canada to the rescue! A psychology professor at the University of Toronto has had the guts to refuse to go along with this civil rights BS, here he is in a 3 hour interview, he is really good and the first psychology professor who has ever been able to hold me for any length of time much less 3 straight hours, so bookmark this and come back some evening and watch his interview, it will be well worth your time I guarantee.
 
It seems to be a resurgence of Transcendentalism. If I feel like it's true it must be true, regardless of scientific evidence to the contrary. I see this on both the liberal and conservative sides. With regards to gender, I guess as a society we need to decide whether gender is strictly anatomical or if there is some involvement at a mental level as well. Unisex washrooms are just an attempt to not have to answer the question. Personally, this does not really impact me, so I couldn't care less about the answer. Define gender how ever you want, I'm still going to be me. Use gendered washrooms, use unisex washrooms, whatever you want. As long as I can use one when I need it I really don't care.
 
T Murray:

Looks like you aren't safe up there from the Orwellian world of American tyranny:

Creepy Canadian App Gives Citizens Points for Making Government-Approved Choices
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The app, funded by the Canadian federal government and developed by Toronto-based company CARROT Insights in 2015, is sponsored by a number of companies offering reward points for their services as an incentive to “learn” how to improve wellness and budget finances. According to CARROT Insights, “All offers are designed by sources you can trust like the BC Ministry of Health, Newfoundland and Labrador Government, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Canadian Diabetes Association, and YMCA.” Users can choose to receive rewards for companies including SCENE, Aeroplan, Petro-Canada, or More Rewards, a loyalty program that partners with other businesses.¹
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¹ http://theantimedia.org/canadian-app-points-government-making-approved-choices/
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This is the ONLY reason I can find to be happy that our State takes care of publishing their own plumbing code and doing their own inspections. On the whole I think that's a poor way to govern, but if they want to deal with this "issue" and I don't have to, then I'm all for it.
 
Ah, "the old head in the sand defense" if I can't see them they must not be there.
Another case of the "volcal minority" being louder than the "silent majority" who chose to sit back and complain behind their curtains.
 
ICE said:
This is awfull....women trash bathrooms.....
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I've actually had women walk into the men's room on a couple occasions and apologize for the intrusion (it is Canada after all) and state they simply cannot use the womens room because of the absolute disaster it is in.
 
Back in 1971 I was remodeling a bar/restaurant after a fire, in the Ladies room the owner went over some things he wanted done, he told me: "Women are filthy, they pee all over the floor." When I went home I told my wife and she said that they don't want to sit on the seats because of germs so they squat over the toilets and sometimes lose control, she never sits on a public toilet seat. I think those "a$$ gaskets" are too hard to use and keep in place. I see many women coming into mens' rooms now and assume that's why, it doesn't bother me at all, I'd rather to be next to a woman than a man any day.
 
FYI, I was at an ICC seminar yesterday about ADA and ANSI A117.1: She said that in future codes single user toilet rooms will never be designated male or female. They will be unisex or family.
 
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