Near the food court at City Creek shopping center, there are
family bathrooms. They’re large enough to accommodate wheelchairs. They have self-flushing
adult- and child-sized toilets, baby changing tables, and hands-free sinks, all
behind the same locked door. This means you can take care of business and wash
your hands without touching anything. The best thing about these bathrooms is
what they DON’T have: metal stalls. You can go in alone, with your disabled
adult daughter, or with your preschool-aged grandson, and you can lock the door
behind you, safe and secure. There are bathrooms like these in a few other
places, but not as many as there should be. I think of them when I read about
states passing laws to allow people who are confused about their sexual
identity to use whichever restroom and dressing room they choose. Sexual
expression, it seems, has become more important than protection from sexual
predators.
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