I was in Europe and they had full unisex bathrooms. There were only stalls and the dividers were floor to near 8 feet. And no gaps you could see through on the doors. It was no big deal, everyone just did their thing and left.
As a german I have never seen this but whichever country is doing that has things figured out.
To be clear we do still have proper stalls, it’s just that bathrooms are always gendered unless it’s a really small place that only has one toilet in the first place.
That’s how the states are, but also the stalls tend to have a 1/4 to 1/2 inch (.6-1.25cm) gap at the sides and on the door. So you don’t have much privacy, plus there is often no indicator of weather it’s occupied or not. So you end up awkwardly kinda seeing if someone is in there by checking the gap but also trying not to see what you don’t want to see
I knew about the gap but… no indicator either??? Are they at least locked so the worst case scenario is thay awkward moment where you try to open a locked bathroom stall?
I’m planning on visiting next year so I guess I’ll see the reality of it. Maybe I’ll have to avoid public toilets even more than usual lol
Also the dismantling of government agencies begins!
That’s going to be the thing that really fucks us going forward. If our democracy survives at all, we’ll spend a significant amount of time and energy rebuilding what was dismantled. That means less time and energy on general progression.
When Trump won the first time I knew it really meant we were going to see less progress in our lifetimes. Now we’re going to see even less.
And it’s our own fault. Because we’re generally very stupid.
So unisex bathrooms aren’t a thing, aka, normal bathrooms?
Also the dismantling of government agencies begins! First step, OSHA!
PDF Warning: 1-800-321-OSHA (6742) 1 www.osha.gov A Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers
I was in Europe and they had full unisex bathrooms. There were only stalls and the dividers were floor to near 8 feet. And no gaps you could see through on the doors. It was no big deal, everyone just did their thing and left.
As a german I have never seen this but whichever country is doing that has things figured out.
To be clear we do still have proper stalls, it’s just that bathrooms are always gendered unless it’s a really small place that only has one toilet in the first place.
That’s how the states are, but also the stalls tend to have a 1/4 to 1/2 inch (.6-1.25cm) gap at the sides and on the door. So you don’t have much privacy, plus there is often no indicator of weather it’s occupied or not. So you end up awkwardly kinda seeing if someone is in there by checking the gap but also trying not to see what you don’t want to see
I knew about the gap but… no indicator either??? Are they at least locked so the worst case scenario is thay awkward moment where you try to open a locked bathroom stall?
I’m planning on visiting next year so I guess I’ll see the reality of it. Maybe I’ll have to avoid public toilets even more than usual lol
Yea, there’s always a latch of some sort.
That’s going to be the thing that really fucks us going forward. If our democracy survives at all, we’ll spend a significant amount of time and energy rebuilding what was dismantled. That means less time and energy on general progression.
When Trump won the first time I knew it really meant we were going to see less progress in our lifetimes. Now we’re going to see even less.
And it’s our own fault. Because we’re generally very stupid.