Saturday, 30 January 2016

Dragon's Head Block

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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