North Carolina Bathroom Bill

[Littlejoe]

What is common sense about banning unisex bathrooms? Am I really the only one who finds that weird?

They're essentially saying that bathrooms must be gendered. Then they use chromosomes as the defining character of sex, (because intersexed people don't exist).

All to prevent a non-existent problem?

AFAIK, multiple occupant, unisex restrooms are exceeding rare to non-existent here in the U.S. So yes, we would consider it weird here...

[Sparko]

I still don't get the whole banning of unisex bathrooms. Doesn't that sound a tad bit restrictive to you?

I didnt see anything about banning unisex bathrooms. In fact if the bathrooms were not unisex then the whole bill doesn't make sense.

edit: just read your other post. To me unisex bathroom would be a one gender per bathroom term (uni-sex one sex) but I do see that you are thinking one bathroom any sex. They are not banning those types of bathrooms because they don't exist other than as single person bathrooms like you would find in your house, and those are not affected by the bill, they would still be single person any sex bathrooms. There are no multi-sex multi-user bathrooms around that I know of. All public multi-user bathrooms in the USA are single gender.

[Jedidiah]

I still don't get the whole banning of unisex bathrooms. Doesn't that sound a tad bit restrictive to you?

I still have no idea how banning unisex bathrooms (multiple occupancy ones that is) can in any way be seen as too restrictive. Can you explain a bit more?

[Catholicity]

I still have no idea how banning unisex bathrooms (multiple occupancy ones that is) can in any way be seen as too restrictive. Can you explain a bit more?

Family restrooms where a son could assist an older handicapped mom or singledad can comfortably take potty training daughter. Family restrooms. They are unisex.

[Jedidiah]

Family restrooms where a son could assist an older handicapped mom or singledad can comfortably take potty training daughter. Family restrooms. They are unisex.

And are just that, family restrooms, not open anyone at any time. Thus not the multiple occupancy I was referring to.

[Bill the Cat]

What is common sense about banning unisex bathrooms? Am I really the only one who finds that weird?

They're essentially saying that bathrooms must be gendered. Then they use chromosomes as the defining character of sex, (because intersexed people don't exist).

All to prevent a non-existent problem?

The reason the problem didn't exist was because, prior to a few months ago in Charlotte, it was a misdemeanor to be in the opposite sex's restroom or locker room while others of the proper sex were in there. Charlotte passed an ordinance removing the legal restriction. And I am wholeheartedly for the law. The "right to comfort" of a few individuals does not trump the right to privacy of the masses. And it also disgusts me that the very few advocates for overturning the law are hijacking the discussion and making their "right to comfort" the more important issue.

[Sparko]

[Catholicity]

The only part of this that actually bother's me, is that as a pregnant woman who can't ahem hold it, if the women's restroom at a stop is full and the mens is empty, I'm going to use the men's... I don't care at that point....

[Cerebrum123]

The only part of this that actually bother's me, is that as a pregnant woman who can't ahem hold it, if the women's restroom at a stop is full and the mens is empty, I'm going to use the men's... I don't care at that point....

Reminds me of the time my mom went in a men's bathroom, and came out without knowing until someone told her when she came out.

[rogue06]

Reminds me of the time my mom went in a men's bathroom, and came out without knowing until someone told her when she came out.

What did she think the urinals were for?

[rogue06]

The only part of this that actually bother's me, is that as a pregnant woman who can't ahem hold it, if the women's restroom at a stop is full and the mens is empty, I'm going to use the men's... I don't care at that point....

I've seen that happen at various sporting events and concerts when there is a long line outside the women's room and a steady flow (no pun intended) of traffic at the men's. Women who couldn't wait any longer would go into the men's room. I don't remember anyone raising a ruckus.

[Cerebrum123]

What did she think the urinals were for?

Apparently she didn't even notice them!

[Carrikature]

I've seen that happen at various sporting events and concerts when there is a long line outside the women's room and a steady flow (no pun intended) of traffic at the men's. Women who couldn't wait any longer would go into the men's room. I don't remember anyone raising a ruckus.

It strikes me as more of an armchair sensibility than an in practice issue, and definitely more aimed at men being in the women's restroom than vice versa.

[Carrikature]

The reason the problem didn't exist was because, prior to a few months ago in Charlotte, it was a misdemeanor to be in the opposite sex's restroom or locker room while others of the proper sex were in there. Charlotte passed an ordinance removing the legal restriction. And I am wholeheartedly for the law. The "right to comfort" of a few individuals does not trump the right to privacy of the masses. And it also disgusts me that the very few advocates for overturning the law are hijacking the discussion and making their "right to comfort" the more important issue.

There is no such thing as a right to privacy.

[Catholicity]

So this one from WRAL a major news source in Raleigh, NC. Apparently the Governer from New York has banned all state funded travel because of the bathroom bill which I find to be ridiculous and entirely reactionary. Although I promise you, no one wants Yankees in NC, except for tourism We like tourism. http://www.wral.com/new-york-bans-no...lina/15605692/