gender neutral bathroom directory

by bailey x

Wed, Jan 3, 2007 9:39AM

Several bay area genderqueers are working to create a searchable gender neutral bathroom directory, accessible in a variety of formats. At the moment, the site is very rudimentary and only accessible through a web browser, but offers the beginnings of a great resource for those who may not feel comfortable with the rigid binary of bathrooms in our society.

The authors are seeking feedback and more bathroom entries to build the database. The project has only begun and there is still a lot of work being done on to improve the scripting and layout, but you can visit the site at http://safe2pee.org/beta/.

Presently San Francisco has the most entries (there are maybe 20 listed), but Portland also has a handful. Feel free to add new cities and bathrooms elsewhere! Those with comments, ideas, feature requests or a desire to assist with the project may contact safe2pee at riseup dot net

homepage: http://safe2pee.org/beta/

For more information: http://safe2pee.org/beta/

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§Safe for Whom?

by Lila

Wed, Jan 3, 2007 12:35PM

I'm not sure how gender neutral bathrooms are supposed to help increase safety. For most women, gender-exclusive bathrooms serve to enhance their safety, not detract from it.

Since womyn, not transgender people, represent the overwhelming majority of victims of violence, I'm not sure why you'd want to change things in order to make them less safe for womyn.

I do not mean to put words in anyone's mouth. Just summarizing what I understand. I also understand that there is an overlap between the definitions of "womyn" and "transgender."

Looking forward to a discussion regarding this contraction that I see,
Lila

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