One, I'm not gay, lesbian, transgendered, bisexual, or anything in between, so perhaps I don't even the right to comment, but seriously?? Why on earth would we need to mark a PRIVATE bathroom? Would anyone know if there was a transgender in there anyway? Is there someone outside the door doing pat downs to see if there are penises (peni?) under dresses or boobs under business suits? Two, how offensive is a half-man-half-woman figure to describe a transgendered person? It insinuates a "freak show", like those performers who dress up half their body as Sonny and the other half as Cher. That is NOT what a transgendered person is....
And, if you want to get technical (and prejudice)....why not gay and lesbian sign just to be on the safe side. Is the point of labelling the bathroom to let transgenders know it's OK to pee in this particular bathroom?
To me, this seems like a complete waste of money. I'm sure we're not talking millions of tax payers dollars...but this is just one more thing "we" waste our cash on. Wouldn't the money be better spent on educating the public about transgendered people. Maybe invest the money in programs for transgendered youth?
I have no shame in running in to the men's washroom (single-use) if I reallllly need to go. Face it, the ladies room is always full, and usually nasty. The sign means nothing to me! BAHH AH HHA HA!! Such a bad-ass rule breaker! So since there are no bathroom police...the sign is not necessary. I shall pee where ever I feel like it!
Whether or not there's a sign is the least of the "public bathroom" issues. Dirty seats, pee on the floor, no soap, missing paper towel...and the very worst, stupid one-ply toilet paper. Why does one-ply toilet paper even exist?? We all know we use double the amount if it's one-ply. If not, you might as well be wiping with your hand.
Here's an idea...stop wasting your time AND money putting up new signs, and invest in some good TWO-PLY!!!
I can guarantee there was enough money spent just on research for the signs that they could have probably went with triple-ply for a year!
(*SIGH*.....Government)
CBC News: Transgender Bathroom Signs
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