▲ 383 ▼ Single-sex toilets must exclude transgender people, says Equality and Human Rights Commission (www.theguardian.com) submitted 3 months ago by Valuy@lemmy.zip to c/world@lemmy.world 379 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] robocall@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago (3 children) Why do gendered toilets exist anymore? It's the 21st century and we don't need them. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (1 child) Did we ever need them? It's because of this people think girls don't poop lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] robocall@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) No, we never needed gendered restrooms. IIRC it was established out of an abundance of caution when women started entering the general workforce in WWI. Men were concerned that women may need a place to rest away from men at work. It turns out women are fine and just need a stall to shit equal to everyone else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BigTwerp@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago In ww1 the men's toilets consisted of a long urinal and a stall at the end to shit in. Society at the time thought it wasn't appropriate for women to walk past a load of men with their dicks out to get to the one facility they could use. Times are different now, though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jobbies@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago Its laughable when unisex toilets have existed for as long as they have. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Clbull@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago (1 child) Because peeing and defecating are kinda private activities. One involves the anus, the other involves genitalia. I mean I'm sure a woman wouldn't want to go into a restroom and see guys with their dicks out peeing in urinals? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 9 points 3 months ago Guys don't want to see that either. That's why urinal etiquette exists. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (1 child) Did we ever need them? It's because of this people think girls don't poop lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] robocall@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) No, we never needed gendered restrooms. IIRC it was established out of an abundance of caution when women started entering the general workforce in WWI. Men were concerned that women may need a place to rest away from men at work. It turns out women are fine and just need a stall to shit equal to everyone else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BigTwerp@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago In ww1 the men's toilets consisted of a long urinal and a stall at the end to shit in. Society at the time thought it wasn't appropriate for women to walk past a load of men with their dicks out to get to the one facility they could use. Times are different now, though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] robocall@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) No, we never needed gendered restrooms. IIRC it was established out of an abundance of caution when women started entering the general workforce in WWI. Men were concerned that women may need a place to rest away from men at work. It turns out women are fine and just need a stall to shit equal to everyone else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BigTwerp@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago In ww1 the men's toilets consisted of a long urinal and a stall at the end to shit in. Society at the time thought it wasn't appropriate for women to walk past a load of men with their dicks out to get to the one facility they could use. Times are different now, though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BigTwerp@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago In ww1 the men's toilets consisted of a long urinal and a stall at the end to shit in. Society at the time thought it wasn't appropriate for women to walk past a load of men with their dicks out to get to the one facility they could use. Times are different now, though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jobbies@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago Its laughable when unisex toilets have existed for as long as they have. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Clbull@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago (1 child) Because peeing and defecating are kinda private activities. One involves the anus, the other involves genitalia. I mean I'm sure a woman wouldn't want to go into a restroom and see guys with their dicks out peeing in urinals? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 9 points 3 months ago Guys don't want to see that either. That's why urinal etiquette exists. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 9 points 3 months ago Guys don't want to see that either. That's why urinal etiquette exists. permalink fedilink source parent