When I visted Dublin last year, the toilet in my hotel room had two separate handles. One for "light" use and the other for "heavy". It's an idea that needs to spread to the States (althought I suspect if I took the time to google it I'd find it's already here)

It is, my stepfather installed one of these in our house when I was a kid (something like 20 years ago).

But I would be interested to know what the "light" version used in terms of water flow. I suspect it was still way too much.

I was going to guess and say the "light" option used about half of what the "heavy" flush used, but I googled and found it for sure.

Light = 0.8 Gpf
Heavy = 1.6 Gpf.

Not as good as a urinal, but still a dramatic savings since individuals of both sexes can benefit from it.

No, it's even more complicated than that. A gay male cannot pee next to a woman either - because she might be attracted to him. I think the answer to the logic puzzle would be: heterosexual male, heterosexual female, and single-stall rooms for everyone else. (Not that I think that should be THE answer. I think the answer is that it's fine as-is.)

And no, SL, not all women gab in the bathroom. I hate that.

Gabbing in the restroom isn't necessarily gender based, I think it's more cultural. The Vietnamese men in my office make bathroom breaks into social occasions. They all go at the same time and have long, involved conversations while there.

Usually, If I happen to go in at one of these times, I'll find all 6 "positions" occupied, and another 6 or 8 gents standing around talking (to each other, and to the ones using the facilities).

There's a pair at my office that are entirely inseparable. Coffee break, smoke break, lunch break, bathroom break.

The real solution is to have a single bathroom with an attendant that notes the sexuality of each person entering and distributes them correctly such that there is no danger of sexual attraction between any two people next to each other.

If your system depends on the honesty of the individuals involved to correctly state their sexual preference. You might have a problem.

I think we would need to register every ones sexual preference with the state and issue them proper identification before they are allowed to pee.

Obviously all applicants to the attendant position would have their gaydar rigorously evaluated and calibrated.

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I think restrooms should be divided up by bathroom act. #1 ro the right, #2 to the left.