I skimmed the full thread after my first post and note there’s something later on about eye rolls so apologies.
As for incomers who want unisex toilets…
There seems to be lots of people thinking they are experts on toilet access this week. There’s a woman from Northern Ireland who seems to be wanting there not to be single sex toilets. She was quoted as saying this in today’s papers:
“None of them [women] were murdered in a public toilet either…”
I have very little on people being murdered in public toilets in my database. It is incredibly rare. It’s also a pretty low bar to set for toilet safety but I believe this was in response to women who have been murdered. This is not the gotcha about the safety of public toilets she thinks it is.
Many people do die in public toilets.
In a single sex environment the design can be different: toilet door gaps are permitted for health and safety reasons.
These gaps can save lives as someone who has collapsed is more likely to be seen. The gaps are also advantageous for preventing misuse (including assaults), for cleaning and ventilation.
Mixed sex toilets (unisex, ‘gender-neutral’, universal) do not have these door gaps for privacy reasons. You would not be able to see or hear them. The design is private and for universal: resistant to sound. It’s the default design choice that is best for privacy and worse for health and safety.