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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Keep school toilets single sex

37 replies

ChristinaXYZ · 15/02/2022 12:04

As a result of a number of decision being made by schools or local authorities which parents have to compete to reverse there is an attempt being made to pre-empt these decisions so parents don't have to fight a rear-guard action after a decision is already made.

The biggest resource would be something showing a large number of people don't agree. You know the sort of thing - where lots of people indicate their agreement with a statement? And if said process is named on here ends up being put in the cupboard under the stairs? To have this would give parents something to show the level of dissent.

Well such a process has begun. To find it you might browse the activism page on Ovarit - you don't need to be a member of Ovarit to read the page ovarit.com/o/Activism/hot or use google and look for the site actionstorm which hosts such things.

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KittyLeMew · 17/02/2022 20:31

SIgned

BigPurpleEgg · 17/02/2022 20:53

So in my daughters school, the toilets are all mixed. The cubicles are floor to ceiling but the sinks are shared so nowhere to wash blood from hands etc privately. Is this illegal? Google is confusing me. She isn't even remotely anti trans (nor am I), her best friend is non binary. But she is 13 and has very heavy periods and she doesn't want to share a toilet with boys. Can anyone help me with what to say to them? Or is this just how it is now? I wouldn't work somewhere with toilets like that so don't see why she should have to suck it up?

DomesticatedZombie · 17/02/2022 21:32

@BigPurpleEgg

So in my daughters school, the toilets are all mixed. The cubicles are floor to ceiling but the sinks are shared so nowhere to wash blood from hands etc privately. Is this illegal? Google is confusing me. She isn't even remotely anti trans (nor am I), her best friend is non binary. But she is 13 and has very heavy periods and she doesn't want to share a toilet with boys. Can anyone help me with what to say to them? Or is this just how it is now? I wouldn't work somewhere with toilets like that so don't see why she should have to suck it up?
Strictly speaking it doesn't meet the guidelines Justme posted above. Nor Health and Safety. Mixed sex toilets are supposed to be entirely enclosed, with a sink inside the cubicle. However many schools/venues seem to be completely ignoring the regs/rules/guidance.
BigPurpleEgg · 17/02/2022 22:28

Thats what I thought. I'll do a bit more research and write to the governors. I feel like the school already think I'm 'that parent' or have a toilet obsession after I insisted on a toilet pass for her, but I had heavy periods too as a teenager and its shit enough without all this shared toilet business

Pthagonal · 18/02/2022 07:34

Signed.

Mummyoflittledragon · 18/02/2022 08:57

Signed. Thank you.

Soontobe60 · 18/02/2022 09:02

@DaisyWaldron

My children's school has a mixture of single sex and mixed toilets. The kids I know who have expressed a preference all prefer the mixed ones, but a combination of both seems ideal, to accommodate everyone's preferences.
I would hazard a guess that they say they prefer mixed sex toilets, but IRL would really prefer single sex ones!
AtrociousCircumstance · 18/02/2022 15:08

Bump.

FemaleAndLearning · 18/02/2022 15:17

Biological sex is not a preference. The guidance is there for a reason. Mixed sex toilets are not appropriate. Mixed sex is NOT a unisex toilet. Unisex are single rooms with wash basin, toilet and sanitary that open onto a public corridor

AtrociousCircumstance · 19/02/2022 12:54

Bump

justfiveminsofpeace · 19/02/2022 12:59

Signed. Thanks for sharing link to this

ScrollingLeaves · 19/02/2022 22:38

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