介绍:
everal Unisex public toilets have been introduced in a number of Chinese cities including Beijing, Chongqing and Shenyang over the 3-day May Day holiday.
Some of the unisex toilets are a private one-room stall while most of them are a set of cubicles.
Unisex toilets are not unique to China.They are also seen in the Canadian city of Vancouver and some universities in Britain.
Opinions are divided in China where some people praise the idea while others remain skeptical.
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(John Artman)Cathy comment on Chinadaily.com.cn that, (Against)
Toilets should be separated for men and women. As a woman, I would not want to share it with men. I would feel embarrassed. There are not enough toilets for women in public places but I don't see why we think we can solve this problem by making all the toilets unisex.
(Liu Kun)Mrs. Chen said on people.com that, (Against)
Although I agree that there are some advantages in using unisex toilets, it is difficult for me to overcome psychological hurdles. It makes me uncomfortable to use the toilet while knowing that a man is using the facility next to me. It feels like all the sounds, the smell and sanitary napkins will prevent me from doing my business easily.
(Zhou Jingnan)Ratfink agrees on China.com that, (Agree)
I don't have a problem with it in most situations, provided that the doors offer adequate protection from intrusion and high levels of privacy. Given that there are a few sick perverted twisted types out there who take pleasure in photographing women or men in toilets, there is a need for some pretty good measures to stop such behavior.
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Notes:
Most of them are in tourist attractions.
It said to be used to tackle the issue of lack of women's restrooms in public places.
Some of the unisex toilets are a private one-room stall while most of them are a set of cubicles which men and women are basically in the same room but different cubicles
A father surnamed Yang said in an interview that, he used to worried about his daughter when he has to send his 4 years old daughter to the toilet alone. But now he can safely wait outside the cubicle for his daughter.
Unisex public toilets are not unique to China. In Canada, city officials in Vancouver have rewritten building laws to require the inclusion of unisex toilets. In Britain, some universities are switching to non-gender facilities.
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(John Artman) Mark, who works as a paralegal comments on yahoo.com that,(Agree)
The high-speed spread of so-called equality laws means that all forms of sexual differentiation automatically become illegal. Any type of single-sex facility will thus be discriminatory. Besides, business people must be delighted, as it makes property development cheaper.
(Liu Kun)Jerry X comments on weibo.com that,(Agree)
The unisex toilets will solve a lot of problems for all the "trans" people, like transvestites, transgender, transsexuals and the like. One of them once told me: "At the moment we can be arrested for using the wrong toilet OR the right toilet, which is a bit awkward."
(Zhou Jingnan) Gary said on Chinadaily.com.cn that,(Against)
The problem is not shortage of women's toilets but women spending too much time in the toilet. Ladies, please educate yourselves to get it done and exit fast; don't hog the toilet! So now as a man I would have to stand in a long line waiting for a cubicle just like we see outside women's toilets all the time. How counter productive is that.
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