Old Idahoan coot thinks schools need separate gay bathrooms

[Alex]

If the goal is to prevent people from peeing next to people they might find sexually attractive then 3, 4, and 5 don't solve anything.

If this really was a concern then the real serious solution would be to re-engineer the restrooms so that they consist of single seat, entirely contained closets with a common washroom area. Essentially, take the row of port-a-potties at a street fair with a single sink out front and build it permanently indoors.

The gender separated restrooms thing is so oddly ingrained though. I'm always kind of confused by many gas station restrooms that consist of two identical single toilet rooms (no urinal in either) and yet one is for women only and one is for men only.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Alex

If the goal is to prevent people from peeing next to people they might find sexually attractive then 3, 4, and 5 don't solve anything.

If this really was a concern then the real serious solution would be to re-engineer the restrooms so that they consist of single seat, entirely contained closets with a common washroom area. Essentially, take the row of port-a-potties at a street fair with a single sink out front and build it permanently indoors.

The gender separated restrooms thing is so oddly ingrained though. I'm always kind of confused by many gas station restrooms that consist of two identical single toilet rooms (no urinal in either) and yet one is for women only and one is for men only.

This has the makings of a great logic puzzle.

So a gay male can only pee next to a woman. While a Hetro male can only pee next to another male. A Lesbian can only pee next to a male who is not a member of the hetro group and if you add in bisexuals then things get really out of hand.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

So a gay male can only pee next to a woman. While a Hetro male can only pee next to another male. A Lesbian can only pee next to a male who is not a member of the hetro group and if you add in bisexuals then things get really out of hand.

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.