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Single-sex toilets and changing rooms in England, Wales and Scotland must exclude transgender men and women, according to a new code of practice from the equalities watchdog.

But the long-awaited guidance also says that businesses and service providers have to offer practical alternatives such as gender-neutral toilets for people who do not wish to use services for their biological sex.

I guess I’m naive to hope that a business would rather convert existing facilities to two multi-sex bathrooms rather than have to build and give up existing space to a third bathroom.

I'm curious how they'll handle enforcement. "Please present you genitals for inspection before entering"

There is a solution to all of this. Unitary WCs. Each has one toilet, one sink, at least one method for drying hands and at least one sanitary disposal for non-flushable items. Mirror optional. A toilet brush might also be a good idea.

Communal rooms should go the way of the dinosaur.

That way, anyone, regardless of persuasion, intent or comfort level, can use a toilet in peace. And if they want to invite someone else in for safety, so be it.

All the problems with this solution are excuses, and usually not very good ones.

single sex toilets must be forever prohibited from existing, says actual equality and human rights

What's that got to do with equality?

These people are suspiciously concerned with what's going on between other people's legs.

So, a bathroom ban for the entire UK?

Did you guys see the US speed running a regression arc and decide to try your hand at it?

As far as I can tell the UK is the only country in the whole of Europe following America down this specific insane moral and political rabbit-hole.

It's like they tried to get into the XXI century, failed and decided to go back to their time of greatness, the Victorian Era.

They want trans genocide, they aren't even trying to hide it anymore

So how are these dipshits going to feel when a trans man uses the female toilet?

Why the fuck do these perverts care so much about what people do in a bathroom? How fucking weird

Terf island at it again.

... says Equality and Human Rights Commission

1984 Ministry of Truth type shit

This is going to make it so difficult to plan out businesses and buildings that everyone will end up with gender neutral bathrooms and spaces. It's my dream that all those lobby groups who think they're protecting women will have to shit next to every man, woman, femboy, adult baby, theydy, them, zem, furry and otherkin in the UK.

how about no more segregated toilets, full stop?

All of this is solved with just using more single occupancy bathrooms. Just an open hallway with rooms and toilets and changing stations. Sinks in the hallway.

I thought that toilets were a primarily a public health concern. If they are not provided then unfortunate things start happening in secluded corners.

Never thought I'd ask this but... how do I determine the gender of my toilet? And how do I confirm it's cis-gendered?

Why do gendered toilets exist anymore? It's the 21st century and we don't need them.

There's a simple solution to this that I've seen some bars in my city do. Make all the cubicles and urinals gender-neutral and mark them as such.

I'm having an argument with idiots here in Australia trying to "protect women". No joke, most of them are toxic blokes who are trying to be masculine. I even got told by one I'm not a man, because I should be protecting women.

In another thread, there was a guy who was posting back and forth telling me I was a guy dictating things.. whilst, I didn't even comment what should be done. I just commented that climbing gyms are running womxn nights for years without issue and it's a non issue is causing some of them to go nuts

In fact, they solved the dilemma entirely by just going unisex (and, the toilet cubicles are full length and mostly soundproof it feels like, so they're actually awesome

I was confused, but then the article was about the UK, where they stupidly did Brexit. Don't worry, everybody. This is just about people who make dumb decisions.

THEY JUST HAVE TO PEE!

Endless love to all trans people I've got your back ❤️ 💙 💜 💖 💗

I’m done living in this shithole.

Not that I ever would, but if I went into the women’s they’d (rightly) tell me to fuck off or report me to staff.