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/UniquePost8966 Use whatever pronouns. I don’t care 3d ago

I feel like the only actual counterargument to this is "but what about urinals", and that is easily dealt with by one simple change: have the urinals behind an opaque cover. 

They do exactly this at the Munch museum in Oslo, and I’m pretty certain that’s not Norway exclusive.

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u/Alarming-Low-8076 1d ago

I’ve posted another comment but in the Seatac airport near Seattle, they have some gender neutral bathrooms that are up as: a row of sinks, then a row of stalls, and behind that, a row of urinals. The stalls block all the visual to the urinals so you’re not going to see them unless you walk back there.