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What are your thoughts on gender neutral toilets?

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Coffeeelover · 04/07/2018 20:21

I am just curious to people’s thoughts on gender neutral toilets as they are becoming ever popular. Thoughts on hygiene, ease of use with children etc?

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NinjaLeprechaun · 04/07/2018 21:30

Having gender neutral toilets available in public places is standard where I live (I'm pretty sure it's actually the law for new buildings), and I honestly don't think twice about it. Most of them are self-contained rather than communal.
I've never noticed them being any dirtier than women's only, either. In some cases they're cleaner, but I'm sure that's to do with frequency of use and how often they're cleaned as much as anything.

Kingsclerelass · 04/07/2018 21:31

God, no, awful.

We’ve had a pin code lock put on our ladies loo at work - 3 of us to 26 men - because the men’s loos are so vile that even they wouldn’t use them, and had started to sneak into ours.

rainingcatsanddog · 04/07/2018 21:35

I worked in an office with unisex toilets. There were 4 cubicles and in the end someone stuck some signs on the cubicle doors so that there were men and women's cubicles (2 each).

Samcro · 04/07/2018 21:37

Not keen on the idea,
My dd already has to use them, as disabled toilets are not gendered "..is that a word?
I cant imaging going to a busy pub and having to use one
Yikes

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Coffeeelover · 04/07/2018 21:42

Infinite no it isn’tfunny And I agree with all of those points especially as they are becoming common where I live and I have not been in a clean, urine soaked free floor unisex toilet yet! I have to dangle my daughter above the loo so she can go and carry her out so she doesn’t get wee on her shoes. Also I can see your point about getting away from a man if needed.

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Coffeeelover · 04/07/2018 21:44

Gwyfluff I agree with you that there should be segregated and gender neutral too if there is the space.

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PaintBySticker · 04/07/2018 21:48

I don’t mind as long as the cubicles are private (preferably floor to ceiling doors) and the facilities are clean. Ideally mirrors and sinks in the cubicles too but not so bothered personally - I think some people would be (eg Muslim women wearing headscarfs who want to adjust their hair).

I wouldn’t wash out my mooncup in a communal sink in a female only toilet and I’d be pretty grossed out if someone else did.

The cleanliness of shared facilities can be an issue I think but on the other hand I’ve been in some gross female only toilets - it’s not only men who are stinky.

Fflamingo · 04/07/2018 21:54

I wonder if they’ve gender neutraled all the toilets in Westminster?

ComeTheFuck0nBridget · 04/07/2018 21:57

I HATE them with a passion.

I had a problem with a male peeping tom in shared facilities once.

They would be disgusting. Yes I know sometimes the ladies can be grim but the gents are usually vile and stink. So all that would happen is they would ALL be vile and stink.

I have PCOS and I have had some really terrible periods. I would hate the fact that I might bump into a man while dealing with that or have to wash my hands in a shared basin etc

Ihuntmonsters · 04/07/2018 22:03

If properly designed and built as unisex spaces with consideration for everyone's needs then they can work. If they are just the previous men's and women's loos with 'gender neutral' on the door then no. For use with children I much prefer a family loo arrangement again because they are designed and built with the needs of parents and small children. With two children (ds / dd) close in age, who of whom had a tendency to wander off places with family loos were very much appreciated. Not needed for very long though, once ds was about six I was fine with him going to the loo on his own, not sure when dh relaxed with dd but I don't suppose she was much older.

RoboJesus · 04/07/2018 22:03

Have them at work. Each toilet is an individual room with a sink and dryer. Love them. Don't like multi loo rooms regards

stellenbosch · 04/07/2018 22:05

No, just no.

Women need a private place to be able to pad up and fart and dry their sweat. Also, men's loos always stink and they usually have lots of pee on the floor, and their poos just are smellier.

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Coffeeelover · 04/07/2018 22:11

I let my 7 year old day go on his own sometimes if it’s a quiet place but sometimes he takes forever in there and I start to worry so I try and send him to a disabled loo if no gender neutral one. I do prefer the ladies for my self though and it’s mainly for the hygiene reasons even though the women’s can be gross too at some places.

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Heatherjayne1972 · 14/07/2018 07:27

No. I wouldn’t use one- in fact I’d actively avoid any premises that had one
I had a bad experience when I was a child in unisex loo
Can’t risk that happening again to me or my daughter

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Coffeeelover · 14/07/2018 09:06

That’s awful, I’m really sorry for you and hope you got the help you needed! And that is a very good point!

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MayhapsIAm · 14/07/2018 10:17

Many years ago I was attacked and hid in the women's toilets of a train station. A truly wonderful woman heard me crying and talked me out of there and made sure I got home safely. That wouldn't have happened if they had been gender neutral (very short version of events but I'm sure you get the idea) - I don't know where I would have gone to feel safe

specialsubject · 14/07/2018 14:58

works fine on trains as mentioned, although there you have the sink and bin to yourself too. as many women make a mess by hovering I think I prefer a shared toilet.

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