Thinking about peeing

[beetiger]

I got Rhys a potty, since he's been really interesting in flushing the toilet whn I use it. I took off his diaper and put him on it; he promptly hopped off, stuck his head in it, and peed on the floor. Not sure what to make of that.

I've been thinking a lot about gender-neutral bathrooms these days. I was at a performance of the Vagina Monologues last weekend, and the bathroom situation was just silly -- lines down the hallway for the women's room, and no one in the men's room. I couldn't get any of the women to hop overto the other side, though I suggested it to several. Part of it is the cultural taboo, I think, but part of it is just...the urinals.

Urinals are weird. We don't have them in bathrooms at home. Women's rooms don't have them, and generally they don't have extra stalls to compensate. I would think that standing with your genitals exposed in a public area would be really odd. So, why?

I have to know.

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Comments

[ladyperegrine.livejournal.com]

I have gone in the men's restroom, either because the lines were too long or because my child insisted upon it. :-D I did feel a little self-conscious (& offered up some sort of disclaimer upon entering), but I think they've largely been empty when I did that.

I have never peed in a urinal though. I'm not sure how that would work.
Or if it *could* work, really. But I do envy physical males the ability to pee discreetly!! :-D

But, beetiger, you rock for making us think and talk about this. :-D

I think coed restrooms would be really cool. It'd also be great for parents--no more 'which restroom' dilemmas for preschoolers who are adamant about gender identity. :-)

It's interesting that to me that my local gay bars have the restrooms labeled separately, but (as far as I can ascertain) everyone just uses whichever one they want to and doesn't worry about it. Maybe someday that will be a more mainstream model.