451 Comments

Good pupster. We're fostering an old mixed breed (dachshund and beagle-- whew!) who was with us for over two months before he figured out that the appropriate place to go was outside. But he did. Being part beagle and all hound he's extremely motivated by his long nose and the notion of food, but being beagle he's sweet.

Expand full comment

Gender specific restrooms is a relatively recent thing, so eff off Georgi. l'm not connecting with other women in there, I'm peeing. You act like we effin' LIVE in the ladies room, and point in fact, I'm trying to get the hell out of there as fast as I can so I can avoid other women connecting in the restroom.

Expand full comment

It makes no sense - most bathrooms for women, and I imagine probably are in the gender neutral bathrooms have tampon dispensers. You can talk about how you like someone's purse/bag/whatever infront of men - I do it all the time. Toilets are where you do your business and leave, it's not a social club.

Expand full comment

Hence the sarcasm tag...

Expand full comment

My girlfriend used to keep an office space in an old loft building, and the men's room was so much closer than the women's room that, having birthed two babies, I would just use the men's room when I was in the building. It has stalls, so who cares? A guy friend of mine did actually (very gallantly) wait outside while I did my business, but I did inform him when I came out that I didn't care if he heard me pee. This is just a non-issue.

Expand full comment

That's how it works. Dad goes outside and teaches his young the traditions of manhood, which are, ladies first and men pee wherever.

Expand full comment

I saw. I figured I could ride your coattails on this one.

I just get an eternal warm glow about using this little tidbit wherever I can. I like reminding antebellum enthusiasts that the winners get to write the history books.

Expand full comment

Ha. If I were, I'd be doing IMPORTANT CATWORK, and the world could BLOW ME.

Expand full comment

Indeed. One has to wonder if maybe Boorman has an unhealthy fixation on being in public restrooms with other women.

Just sayin’.

Expand full comment

We must put a stake in the ground. Our toilet's lives depend on it!

Expand full comment

One of the restaurants at Fisherman's Wharf in SF has this design as well. One line, 5 stalls with standard doors, sink area with 2 or 3 basins, and zero dawdling.

Expand full comment

The modest homes in which many boomers were raised had a single bathroom.

So: many of the people freaking out about gender-neutral bathrooms spent the first two decades of their lives using one themselves.

Expand full comment

Or the abortion I've heard of called the donut, essentially a circular trough.

Expand full comment

That's just between her and Sam the Butcher.

Expand full comment

In Western Australia, most places have three kinds of public toilets; Men, Women, and UAF (Universal Access Facilities). They're single-occupancy, suitable for wheelchair use, extra-large to allow family use, and officially gender-neutral.

When arguing with one woman about the Bathroom Issue, I pointed out she could use this toilet, if she was so concerned about her safety in the multi-stall women's facility. She did not appreciate this.

Expand full comment