Tuesday, September 30, 2008

De-gendered loos in University of Manchester

It’s the “battle of the bathroom” in Britain after the University of Manchester decided to “de-gender” its students’ union toilets.
Controversy erupted after signs of “ladies” were changed to “toilets”, while the “gents” were converted to “toilets with urinals”.

The changes are in response to an unspecified number of complaints from trans students who are uncomfortable using the men’s toilets, reports BBC News website.

A university newspaper criticised the move but the student union said it was needed to tackle transphobia.  more 

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