Non-binary colleague using disabled toilet

This person has someone to go don’t be ridiculous. They can go to the toilet for their sec. Or as I have read now they are single occupancy whatever toilet they “feel” their brain aligns to that day!

Not all disabilities are visable. If using a gender stated toilet causes mental health distress, then that's just as much a disability as a physical one. Your colleague could also have a disability that they don't wish to discuss.

It's not causing you any direct impact, so I don't think it's any of your business. Sorry, but I don't think you needed to raise it as an issue with management.

I am physically disabled, but that doesn't mean I expect to have a toilet available 24/7. Sometimes you have to wait - such is life

Then what’s the point in radar keys? Yes, I know they’re available online. However the point is that they’re NOT free to use for all and sundry.

he is male. what about the men's?

You clearly aren't disabled and don't know what it's like if you need access but can't because some entitled idiots are blocking it.

This!!!

So by last week's thread, parents shouldn't use the baby change if it's been put in a disabled toilet, but someone who thinks they're a bit special is fine to use it?

What if it's a non binary parent, are they special or not?

Some people are confused about lots of things, that's still not a disability though.

And are fir the sole use of people with disabilities and quite often people who need to change their child.

This

You can need to use the toilet without being disabled. It’s just a toilet that happens to be adapted for ease of use by people with disabilities.

Use the toilet for the sex that they are. How is this confusing for you?

No they don’t. It’s all just an act to make themselves feel special.

I work in a school with not enough toilets for females so often use the accessible toilet as do all the staff on that side of the building. Non issue.

Your comment proves you don’t understand why disabled people need not only better but quicker access to a toilet.
if you’re not very mobile you’re much more likely to be incontinent. Walking strengthens the bladder muscles. This is why elderly people become incontinent because they don’t walk as far.
If you are immobile when you need the toilet you need it quickly in most cases.

I find this argument bizarre - that disabled toilets should always be kept unoccupied just incase a disabled person wants to use it, as they can't be expected to wait. Why ever not? The rest of us are expected to.

I hope to god this is a deliberate wind-up. Does any adult not understand that many disabilities cause bladder or bowel
weakness, or slowness and difficulty in getting onto the toilet?

I’m sure the person is very aware of how people generally seem to feel about trans people using male and female toilets. I’m sure many feel they can’t get it right. I’d have no issue with someone using a disabled toilet in this instance.

It’s not a disabled toilet, it’s an accessible toilet. Maybe mind your own business.

“I need a piss, I go where there is a toilet free.”

Meanwhile a disabled person who desperately needs those facilities has to wait. Why do you think you have the moral high ground?

Unless this thread has been shared on some anti-disability & pro-gender neutral group then I’m astounded by the comments on here.

@AlmostAJillSandwich of course they know what sex they are. It’s just attention seeking drama. They should just stop being a baby and go into the correct toilet.

@Hairyesterdaygonetoday It annoys me enough that the baby changing unit and the disabled toilet are often one and the same. (In my GP's it's the disabled loo, baby changing unit and the woman's loo all in one. 🤦🏻‍♀️) I have a baby, for clarification. Saying that disabled loos are 'gender neutral' so someone who's 'non-binary' and not disabled should be allowed to use it is stupid.

Op I'm gender critical but I think this is the best solution for your workplace. When I received equality training many years ago it was suggested that these are accessible toilets not 'disabled' toilets and they're there for people who couldn't use the other toilets for any reason. It may help to think of them like that.

Gender critical people do have the right to express their opinion, as does everyone else in this country.

However I agree with you that changing the signage would be a simple solution.

They're actually called accessible toilets, not disabled toilets and, tbh, it's none of your business unless you're disabled or have other needs where you need to use the accessible toilet yourself and are being put out by having to wait for others to finish using the facilities.

Some of these units have a sign stressing that, whilst they're accessible and available to everyone, priority should be given to disabled people

I can't for the life of me figure why this bothers you so much.

Do they take a really long time while there's a long queue of elderly or disabled people left waiting outside the door?

Some people DO seem confused about their sex and don't believe its as simple as looking in the mirror naked.