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[–]jet199 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

[–]TurtleFuzz[S] 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

That's definitely an interesting read, thanks for sharing. I can understand why men didn't want women to have bathrooms to try and keep them at home.

But I don't think that most women today would want all unisex bathrooms? The author claims that since men and women are allowed in public spaces together, that means we should move past these archaic notions of women wanting a "protected space where they could rest". It just seems so weird to me.

[–]VioletRemi 19 insightful - 5 fun19 insightful - 4 fun20 insightful - 5 fun -  (0 children)

Considering that unisex bathrooms are ones where majority of rape cases in bathrooms are happening, it is more safety measure. And, well, I don't think I will be changing my tampons in men's toilet (unless no other way).

[–]GConly 14 insightful - 2 fun14 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

"protected space where they could rest

It wasn't about having somewhere to rest, about was about somewhere you could feel safe pulling your knickers down without perverts trying to get a look at you.

If you go on a self defence course public bathrooms get named as a dangerous area anyway. You go in there, hidden from sight, men can lurk in the cubicles.

The last thing we need are public facilities where men have a good excuse to wait around for victims. Having unisex loos will increase opportunistic offending and harassment.