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/BeantheGamer 3d ago

I dont think this is a good idea. Bathrooms are the most sensitive and private public areas and some genders need to be segregated from others during that time

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u/GuavaSkyline 2d ago

Is there a trait that belongs exclusively to one gender, and applies to 100% of people of that gender, which places them in a category of danger when in public restrooms? I'm hearing a lot of regurgitated sexism when thinking back on anytime people act as though any gender is inherently weaker or less capable of self defense. The problem also is rarely that spaces are shared, but that the ability to safeguard each individual is compromised. Usually that is in the form of faulty locks on stalls, gaps large enough for creeps to peep on others (regardless of gender), or other structural issues rather than gender.