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DH having GC conversations at work/gender neutral toilets

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MermaidUnicorn · 28/03/2019 10:30

DH got all of this fairly quickly, as he is a rather repressed, straight laced Roman Catholic as opposed to a woke leftie bro. Anyway, he has been having conversations with his female roommate who, whilst not particularly feminist, tends to agree with him about how crazy a lot of it is. In their building (big city law firm) they sometimes have external events and for the duration of them, the womens' toilets become gender neutral, whilst the mens' are left alone. His female colleague was saying out loud at a work event how ridiculous this is and that if toilets are changed, then the mens should be changed too. A (female) junior colleague was standing with them and went absolutely apeshit at her for saying that! Anyway, proud of his work Smile

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RiddleyW · 28/03/2019 20:39

I thought under building regs and health and safety there had to be single sex toilets at work?

No they’re allowed if the sinks are in the cubicles which these are.

MoltenLasagne · 28/03/2019 20:38

Depends on the type of toilet Hermione - if they’re fully enclosed cubicles with sinks then mixed sex is allowed.

HermioneWeasley · 28/03/2019 20:35

I thought under building regs and health and safety there had to be single sex toilets at work?

Redshoeblueshoe · 28/03/2019 20:31

My DH was being interviewed at work, he was asked what gender he is. He laughed and said there's no such thing as gender, you mean sex, and I think you can see what sex I am. He said the young man looked a bit puzzled Grin
I was proud of him

RiddleyW · 28/03/2019 20:20

We’re getting mixed sex toilets when we move offices in May. I’m pretty unhappy as are some other people but there doesn’t seem to be any real way to avoid it. I might stick my own signs up

RedToothBrush · 28/03/2019 20:07

as opposed to a woke leftie bro.

Even law firms have a lot of GC staff. Lawyers are critical thinkers and many will be aware of the reality of the law versus the rainbow fantasy pr job of the law.

Ask yourself why the gender neutral toilets are only there for events and not permanently?

Its cos they privately think it's a load of arse and are playing a game of keeping up appearances to the outside world.

They know their staff don't want gender neutral toilets and they are more effort than they are worth to deal with all the random acts of resistance and dirty protest.

Let's just say, I've heard stories from people who work at big law firms.

RiddleyW · 28/03/2019 19:43

His female colleague was saying out loud at a work event how ridiculous this is and that if toilets are changed, then the mens should be changed too. A (female) junior colleague was standing with them and went absolutely apeshit at her for saying that! Anyway, proud of his work smile

On what basis did the junior colleague go apeshit?! How can that possibly be ok?

AlwaysTawnyOwl · 28/03/2019 19:36

So great when men speak out as well as women.