UK study: Bathroom signage should describe what - not who - is inside
By Erin Rook · Friday, January 6, 2017
British university researchers are calling for an end to gendered-segregated bathroom signage following a government funded “Around the Toilet” study, Pink News reports.
The study out of Sheffield Hallam University is the first to include “queer and crip perspectives” (“crip” is a reclaimed term used by some people with disabilities) on the school toilet issue.
“We have much anecdotal evidence that suggests there is a lack of suitable facilities for our diverse population,” Education and Disability Studies researcher Dr. Jenny Slater explained. “Toilets may seem a frivolous subject but they are at the heart of important discussions about how we understand our own identities.”
The researchers collaborated with community organizations and used arts and storytelling to explore the relationship between restrooms and the exclusion and othering of LGBTQ and disabled people.
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