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submitted 1 year ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law requiring K-12 schools to provide gender-neutral bathrooms by July 2026.

The new law, Senate Bill 760, was among a series of laws signed by Newsom Saturday to expand protections for the state’s LGBTQ community.

“California is proud to have some of the most robust laws in the nation when it comes to protecting and supporting our LGBTQ+ community,” Newsom said in a statement.

Under the law, “each school district, county office of education, and charter school” would be required to have at least one gender-neutral bathroom on campus on or before July 1, 2026. The bathroom must be available for use during school hours and during school functions when students are present, the law states.

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[-] Rayspekt@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

So there will stil be regular male/female toilets? In the end I'm kinda whatever about this as long as it's not used as an excuse to remove urinals.

[-] Old_Dude@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Yes, every gender neutral bathroom I've seen here at elementary schools and college campuses have single occupancy gender neutral bathroom/s next to the men's and women's bathrooms.

[-] doubletwist@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I haven't read the text of the law, but unless it explicitly says otherwise, I suspect it will be up to the schools/districts. If they have the money and room to build separate non-gendered bathrooms, then some of them will do so. But I suspect that most will simply convert existing bathrooms and not have gender specific bathrooms at all.

[-] sturmblast@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

if all the bathrooms are neutral there's no need to have " regular bathrooms"

[-] quindraco@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

stares in confusion But urinals are the absolute worst. Benefits: cost less money and less space. Drawbacks: lack of privacy and inevitable splashback. Why would you want them?

[-] LwL@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

So I don't have to sit on a public toilet of questionable cleanliness. A small bit of splashback from my own piss is preferable.

The privacy just has never been a concern bc no one is trying to look at other people's dicks while pissing.

[-] quindraco@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

If you can use a urinal, you can piss in a toilet without sitting down.

[-] LwL@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

...which has all the same splashback issues except youre much more likely to have some piss spray in sone random spot outside the bowl

[-] Rayspekt@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Urinals are more convenient when you just need to take a quick piss. I don't get why another person next to you is a problem. Also just don't piss dead center into the thing considering splashback. Do I really have to explain pissing now?

[-] quindraco@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Urinals offer exactly zero additional convenience, and there is no splashback-free angle.

[-] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

You are doing something wrong. Urinals are designed to not have splashback.

[-] quindraco@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

No, they aren't. They're designed to be cheap, not effective.

[-] Rayspekt@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I really don't know why we have to have this conversation right now.

[-] poopsmith@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What using urinals offer:

  • don't need to close a door
  • don't need to touch the seat to lift/lower it
  • takes up much less space than toilets
  • can chat with the bros

There is much less splash using a urinal than standing at a toilet. You're doing something very wrong if it's splashing all over the place (how tf?).

[-] quindraco@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Basic physics. Toilets have zero splash because gravity exists. Urinals have maximum splash due to conservation of momentum.

[-] Rayspekt@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Sorry to break it to you, but I guess you suck at taking a piss lol.

[-] uis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Also you can put a wall between urinals

[-] Rayspekt@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, it's not rocket science.

[-] uis@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[-] Kalkaline@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago

Do you have a urinal in your house?

[-] mxcory 3 points 1 year ago

Just jumping in to say my grandfather did. Not a popular fixture, but you always can add one.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Every gender neutral bathroom I've been in has removed the urinals. It's fucking annoying.

[-] Rayspekt@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah that's what my comment is about. Just removing stuff until you end up at the common (worst) denominator is the worst kind of equality.

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