University Adds 'Gender-Neutral' Bathrooms

[Rhino]

University of Vermont Adds 'Gender-Neutral' Bathrooms
Sunday, August 26, 2007

BURLINGTON, Vt. — The University of Vermont's big new student center doesn't just have women's bathrooms and men's bathrooms.

It also has gender-neutral bathrooms, a feature added to accommodate transgendered people, as well as those with some disabilities. The four single bathrooms in the new Dudley H. Davis Center — each with a toilet, sink, shower and lockable door — cost about $2,500 a piece to build. Their wall signs identify each as "gender neutral restroom."

"It's about inclusivity and accessibility and the importance of meeting all people's needs, not just a few," said Annie Stevens, assistant vice president for student and campus life.

UVM isn't the only school trying to make its accommodations more accommodating.

At least 17 colleges and universities have included gender-neutral bathrooms...http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,294633,00.html

[buckeyepete]

UNI-SEX restrooms have been around for a long time, especially in small businesses that have only one public restroom. The Wal-Mart here in Gaffney has a seperate "FAMILY" bathroom for those who need assistance from a family member.

My advice for the TRANSGENDER assholes is to rent a Porta-John on wheels, and drag it where ever they want.:limp:

[Eagle1]

it is a single and has a lockable door
this really doesn't seem like a big issue to me, if it were a mass bathroom there would be a problem

[The_Elucidator]

I'm kind of partial to those Gender-Neutral bathrooms... I like them toilets with a drinking fountain...

[Rhino]

I'm not sure everyone understands. They aren't changing the existing ladies and mens rooms to unisex bathrooms. They're adding extra bathrooms for 'gender neutral' students.

[MarlinsFan]

I don't see the problem with these bathrooms, this is better than having a transgender going into either of the normal bathroom, in which they might make people there uncomfortable. Most men would not be happy with a tranny using the urial next to them, just as women might not be comfortable with what is still a man in women's clothing being in the women's restroom. Let them have their own bathroom, it's better for everybody.