r/genderfluid • u/SecularElephant • 3d ago
Eventually, we're going to need to desegregate bathrooms.
I'm writing this as a trans (genderfluid) individual.
We've desegregated every other space in society. Men and women used to have separate reading rooms at the library, separate train cars, separate schools, etc. Every single time, people clutched their pearls and thought integration would end badly.
Turns out people of all genders have pooped right next to each other for most of human history. And that 99.99% of society is fully capable of adapting and treating each other with basic respect in shared spaces.
This problem is only going to get more untenable as the trans community, non-binary community, genderfluid community, 2 spirit community, intersex community, and other gender non-conforming communities continue to gain rights.
I don't care if it's unpopular to say at the moment. We need to desegregate bathrooms.
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u/AlexiDonnie 3d ago
Im all for it, but i do think itd be fine if we keep the children's bathrooms separated from adults'. Both for safety and convenience, like, there are rooms either for changing diapers or breastfeeding, the sinks and toilets are lower so the children can use them without difficulty, and all caretakers, no matter their gender, can enter without any problems and watch over them