NUI Galway Gender Neutral Toilets ...

Andy From Sligo

so NUI Galway has Gender neutral Bathrooms now :rolleyes:

mikhail

If it's a single stall, who gives a **** what gender the two students riding inside it are?

We all have gender neutral bathrooms. In our houses. And many's a small cafe.

Donnielighto

Should just say toilet.

I like that being in a wheelchair is a gender too 😂

eviltwin

We have gender neutral toilets at work, never been a problem.

Odhinn

Donnielighto wrote: »

Should just say toilet.

I like that being in a wheelchair is a gender too ��

Thats not a wheel chair, its a person with a huge ass.

Ipso

They're handy, when the turtle is poking his head out I don't care where I go.

Anyway, weren't these types of toilets a bit popular in the late 90's and early 2000's when Ally McBeal was on (minus the smug, look at me I'm changing the world types)?

JohnnyFlash

Very handy for doing a line of coke in. Great idea.

JohnCleary

That's actually the Gym, not the Uni (granted, the Gym is on campus). It's also the disabled toilet on the ground floor, so it's a single cubicle with a toilet & shower so there'll be no small talk at the sinks.

They've had gender neutral / whatever toilets on campus since last year, IIRC. Basically, they turn the disabled toilet into this gender neutral / whatever toilet.

Will mainly benefit lazy b4stards, given that they can now use the disabled toilet :pac:

When I think 'gender neutral', it brings me back to backpacking in SE Asia... now that was proper gender neutral. You'd be standing at a urinal, next thing this stunning young one would walk in. It got really weird when she'd stand at the urinal next to you and pull out her lad :eek: Fairly tame in Ireland, tbh

Panthro

That's multi-gender.
Be handier if it just said W/C or Toilet.
Or a cartoon picture of a devilish toilet grinning and a frightened loo roll resisting a flush.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

It's far from a new concept. An hotel restaurant here has had them for many years. It's no big deal.

Mint Sauce

Bloody hell. I used these toilets way back in the early noughties in many a night club. They were called unisex toilets.

Panthro

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Bloody hell. I used these toilets way back in the early noughties in many a night club. They were called unisex toilets.

Hah, unisex toilet in a University.
I see what you did there.
This guyyyy!

Star Bingo

Now if they could just neutralise that odour.

Mr. CooL ICE

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

so NUI Galway has Gender neutral Bathrooms now :rolleyes:

Bet Woodie's in Carrick on Shannon has one too

Andy From Sligo

so, have they whipped out the disabled toilets and put in gender neutral ones or used the disabled toilets as gender neutral ones or what, its a bit sketchy - if so what happens if a disabled person wants to use the bog and a gender neutral person is sin there?

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/row-over-change-of-nui-galway-disabled-toilets-to-transgender-ones-1.3205988

JohnCleary

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

so, have they whipped out the disabled toilets and put in gender neutral ones or used the disabled toilets as gender neutral ones or what, its a bit sketchy - if so what happens if a disabled person wants to use the bog and a gender neutral person is sin there?

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/row-over-change-of-nui-galway-disabled-toilets-to-transgender-ones-1.3205988

They wait, just like anyone else would if they went into any toilet and it was occupied.

Noveight

NUIG is a hotbed for that crowd. Unsurprising that they're pandering to them.

freshpopcorn

I've no issue with gender neutral toilets.
I would like standard male/female toilets to remain also.
Some people simply don't feel comfortable going to the toilet with the opposite sex.
My other condition would be that if a business/etc wants to provide them they install them and not just slap a sticker on the accessibility toilet door.
Personally, I'd go to the toilet anywhere. Lots of public/supermarket toilets are shared single toilet.
If I had the choice tough when building a public facility.
I'd install male,female,gender neutral, asseciablity and larger ones for families when needed.
In a busy shopping centre /club I like being a guy. You head in do your business, wash your hands and leave. No waiting around compared to the women's toilets.

ethical

How long before someone defaces it to read:seomra feistis do chac.......which means room for a sh1t!

andekwarhola

As long as i can dispatch a log in there between lectures, I don't give a fcuk if it's designated as Martian-friendly.

Sonics2k

One of the office buildings in my company has these spread around, as well as separated bathrooms too.

Works well, and never any complaints in like 10 years.

Bet this whole thread kinda backfired for you OP.

freshpopcorn

By the way Andy how many of these toilets would you like to see in Tesco?

topper75

All white characters on the sign? could we be more unwelcoming?
My heart bleeds.

NIMAN

Are these not unisex?

Whats the difference?

Jimmy.

andekwarhola wrote: »

As long as i can dispatch a log in there between lectures, I don't give a fcuk if it's designated as Martian-friendly.

You will need to rejig your bowel movements for the real world. Taking a crap in the middle of a work day will get you fired.

Heres Johnny

That's just a toilet for everyone. Which is fine. Everyone uses toilets.

When they start with toilets especially for gender neutral students then they've pandered to the lunatics


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Andy From Sligo

Sonics2k wrote: »

One of the office buildings in my company has these spread around, as well as separated bathrooms too.

Works well, and never any complaints in like 10 years.

Bet this whole thread kinda backfired for you OP.

yeah - you've nearly all let me down

I was waiting for the "pandering under pressure to niche groups" and "this is where it starts... where will it all end?" comments

.... and it never happened

normanoffside

Why does it say restroom? Is it where you go for a sleep?

Infini

Ugh you know I really think they're total idiot's with this whole approach to this. All they need to do is have a normal bathroom, no gender or anything its JUST A TOILET. Noone is "excluded" if noone give a shít to begin with.

Bloody "identity" politics, sure lads lets highlight all the different group's so we can piss everyone off instead of making difference's irrelevant.

Paddy Cow

I was in NUIG last year and I can tell you why there's a small picture of the door - it's because basically there's this one little toilet in the corridor that anyone can use and it's no big deal. It's actually a massive help. It's tiny so there's no big queues. It's a tiny cubicle that hardly anyone knows about. I only wish there was more of them.

Andy From Sligo

normanoffside wrote: »

Why does it say restroom? Is it where you go for a sleep?

its for resting in between studying ...

Andy From Sligo

as people say - make it just one toilet for all , why give it a special label/sign (gender neutral on the sign) - I thought these kind of people didnt like labels?

ah well - it gets / got headlines anyway. - i suppose in the marketing literature somewhere is adds something like "we are a LGBT Gender neutral friendly campus - look at our toilets "

Paddy Cow

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Bloody hell. I used these toilets way back in the early noughties in many a night club. They were called unisex toilets.

I remember they had Unisex toilets on Ally McBeal where they did the dance to Barry White. I have searched and searched and can't find any clips on YouTube. I think they've all been deleted It would be sad if that's true. Can anyone else do and search and see?

LETHAL LADY

I've always longed for the day when the odd family trip out for Sunday lunch could see us all taking over a restroom en masse to relieve ourselves in whatever way was necessary. I think it would give the excursion that certain missing ambience.

freshpopcorn

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

I've always longed for the day when the odd family trip out for Sunday lunch could see us all taking over a restroom en masse to relieve ourselves in whatever way was necessary. I think it would give the excursion that certain missing ambience.

I was in Debenhams before and they had a family bathroom!

LETHAL LADY

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I was in Debenhams before and they had a family bathroom!

Curiosity killed the cat and all, but how was it laid out?

Andy From Sligo

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

as people say - make it just one toilet for all , why give it a special label/sign (gender neutral on the sign) - I thought these kind of people didnt like labels?

ah well - it gets / got headlines anyway. - i suppose in the marketing literature somewhere is adds something like "we are a LGBT Gender neutral friendly campus - look at our toilets "

It doesn't say gender neutral on the sign. What are you trying to whip up outrage for

quokula

I do wonder what kind of mindset it takes to get outraged by the existence of a toilet that can be used by men and women.

Andy From Sligo

bluewolf wrote: »

It doesn't say gender neutral on the sign. What are you trying to whip up outrage for

ah right my mistake - I looked at the photo again and your right.

Not whipping up anything , just getting others views (and I have got it now, they think its OK) - live and let live and all that

freshpopcorn

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

Curiosity killed the cat and all, but how was it laid out?

From what I remember.
It's in a large room. You have a regular toilet and then a toilet that is smaller for kids and baby changing facilities.

Billy86

Well at least we've got something to replace the 'music is crap nowadays' threads of AH, popping up every few months on cue.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=106711017
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=106220217

Andy From Sligo

wonder with all these 'one toilet does all' carry on if eventually the ol' men's urinals will be gone? - i like the urinals , so quick , get your willy out - wet the porcelain, zip up and off you go (well after washing hands, some blokes dont wash their hands) so simple ....

freshpopcorn

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

wonder with all these 'one toilet does all' carry on if eventually the ol' men's urinals will be gone? - i like the urinals , so quick , get your willy out - wet the porcelain, zip up and off you go (well after washing hands, some blokes dont wash their hands) so simple ....

I've heard mixed things about this.
Some say they'll still be there but behind a little wall but I could see some women accidentally seeing male anatomy if this happened and it may cause them distress.

Gimme A Pound

There is still the choice of men's only toilet and a women's only toilet though, so not seeing an issue.

Use of the term "restroom" annoys me a lot more. This is not America!

NIMAN

Does a gender neutral person leave a stink same as everyone else?

Ubbquittious

What the feck is a "restroom"?

Thought that was a word that existed only in Trump Land

Arghus

So what?

Get a life if this is keeping you up at night.

Ubbquittious

A stop would be put to this very quick if a video showed up of Larry Murphy coming down to 'have a look' at these toilets

pleas advice

Ubbquittious wrote: »

What the feck is a "restroom"?

Thought that was a word that existed only in Trump Land

A place you go to sit by yourself for a while in peace and quiet, and contemplate life's mysteries...

the_syco

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

so NUI Galway has Gender neutral Bathrooms now :rolleyes:

So instead of 2 separate toilets, you only need one now? :pac: