UCD to re-designate more than 170 toilets as gender neutral (Mod warning in op)

Realt Dearg Sec

Could the lads decrying this explain in plain terms why they're opposed to it? Without going on about liberals or faux outrage or whatever. Just explain your actual argument, your real beliefs. Why is it a problem? Why do ye give a fcuk, like?

suicide_circus

They need to put tampon dispensers in the gents

tretorn

Does this mean that women only changing rooms wont exist anymore.
Will any man who says he has transgendered be able to get into the womens private changing room. You pay extra for the privilege of the private changing room and women do that because they want this facility.

pickarooney

Isn't it a bit arse backwards having the universities championing equality for all while the kids are still subjected to gender and religious apartheid in primary schools?

mickuhaha

pickarooney wrote: »

Isn't it a bit arse backwards having the universities championing equality for all while the kids are still subjected to gender and religious apartheid in primary schools?

Not all primary schools but this will change over time. The university is changing due to a culture change in the university weather that's a natural change or perhaps forced as a result of heated debate locally or elsewhere. These changes can happen fast in university as it's a small population who share a small space not necessarily knowing all the facts but influenced in to supporting things.

Fann Linn

There used to be plenty of gender fluid back in the day when I was at Uni.

Oh to be young again.

cursai

Omackeral wrote: »

Are the bathrooms in your house divided into male and female? How do you cope if not!?

My sisters constantly leave urine splashes on the wall.

Koala Sunshine

I wonder will this extend to shower facilities.

Sleeper12

In the states they had separate toilets for blacks and whites. I don't see the problem with gender neutral toilets.

Possibly doing away with the men and women toilets idea might be a better way forward. What's wrong with unisex toilets. I'd be in favour of doing away with urinals all together. Most of it ends up on the floor anyway

helimachoptor

Men should be complaining about how long the Q will be

Assetbacked

helimachoptor wrote: »

Men should be complaining about how long the Q will be

My thoughts when I read the OP.

padser

I've decided I identify as female when I'm showering, so I'll be using the female changing facilities from now on.

I'm a lesbian when I'm a female, so don't mind my massive hard on - that's to be expected.

And don't anyone presume to have the right to tell me that I am either not a woman, or that I can't use the female changing facilities.

suicide_circus

padser wrote: »

I've decided I identify as female when I'm showering, so I'll be using the female changing facilities from now on.

I'm a lesbian when I'm a female, so don't mind my massive hard on - that's to be expected.

And don't anyone presume to have the right to tell me that I am either not a woman, or that I can't use the female changing facilities.

#brave
#fierce

The J Stands for Jay

endacl wrote: »

I'd say there'll be a campaign to switch them back shortly after, once the reality of piddle splatters and seats being left up kicks in.

Student idealism.

Bless.

There'll need to be an educational campaign aimed at the female identifying people to explain the toilet is to be sat on, not hovered above. If that's successful, there'll be no splatters to worry about. Of course it'll be a waste of time trying to get them to close the lid when they're done...

I don't know if this is the best idea in a place where hundreds of lads were trading, comparing and rating pictures of female students. Hmmm...

Also do the transgender changing facilities cater for all types of trans? Seems weird to lump them all together.

The J Stands for Jay

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I don't know if this is the best idea in a place where hundreds of lads were trading, comparing and rating pictures of female students. Hmmm...

Also do the transgender changing facilities cater for all types of trans? Seems weird to lump them all together.

You mean where hundred of lads weren't testing female students except in the imaginations of the twitteratti.

Captain Obvious

padser wrote: »

I've decided I identify as female when I'm showering, so I'll be using the female changing facilities from now on.

I'm a lesbian when I'm a female, so don't mind my massive hard on - that's to be expected.

And don't anyone presume to have the right to tell me that I am either not a woman, or that I can't use the female changing facilities.

Seems to be a lot of people who are afraid their inner sex offender will be released by the sight of women. Or maybe it's just spurned feelings of inadequacy. Are you afraid the women will laugh at your "massive" hard on?

punisher5112

I'm waiting for all this to backfire.

If they want why not create single cubicle toilets.

Brian?

Dr Brown wrote: »

It's PC gone mad.

Have you rebooted and installed the latest updates?

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/ucd-to-re-designate-more-than-170-toilets-as-gender-neutral-1.3400807

So what? Honestly, go find something worth being outraged about.

Brian?

Dr Brown wrote: »

Is it any wonder Irish Universities are slipping down the world rankings when they are more concenred about gender neutral toilets.

That’s it. Now you have it. The minute and a half they took to decide this could have saved UCD from educational oblivion.

There is no way, NO WAY, they could do anything else when they were deciding th gender neutral toilets. I’m surprised the university didn’t shut down for the week, given that the entire administration was required for this one decision. It must have been a dark, anarchic week out there.

Assetbacked

Traditional gender role disputing people get a disproportionate amount of coverage. In reality they represent such a tiny minority, they should barely be mentioned.

Hande hoche!

Out of curiosity, do they get rid of the urinals when toilets go gender neutral or how does it work?

Franz Von Peppercorn

Omackeral wrote: »

Are the bathrooms in your house divided into male and female? How do you cope if not!?

The aren’t communal multi occupancy toilets.

Is the university redesigning these toilets or just slapping a gender neutral sign on them?

Franz Von Peppercorn

Actually the Irish times didn’t show a multi occupancy toilet. It looked like a disabled toilet with added signage. They were always single occupancy and therefore gender neutral.

Any from UCD know what’s going on with larger toilets? Are they sticking a transgender sign on male urinal spaces? And female toilets?

suicide_circus

There's only one big toilet

Brian?

Brian? wrote: »

That’s it. Now you have it. The minute and a half they took to decide this could have saved UCD from educational oblivion.

There is no way, NO WAY, they could do anything else when they were deciding th gender neutral toilets. I’m surprised the university didn’t shut down for the week, given that the entire administration was required for this one decision. It must have been a dark, anarchic week out there.

Yeah it was just the minute and a half, it's not like it's been used as a major issue distraction for a few years at this stage.

Rhyme

Deleted User wrote: »

Also do the transgender changing facilities cater for all types of trans? Seems weird to lump them all together.

The alternative is hundreds of individual toilets for each identifying factor with more being added all the time.

D3V!L

padser wrote: »

I've decided I identify as female when I'm showering, so I'll be using the female changing facilities from now on.

I'm a lesbian when I'm a female, so don't mind my massive hard on - that's to be expected.

And don't anyone presume to have the right to tell me that I am either not a woman, or that I can't use the female changing facilities.

You go girl !!

razorblunt

Sure tis grand, more places to go for a slash.

optogirl

I have always lived in a house with a gender neutral toilet with no issues at all