The City of Portland has banned urinals in the $195 million remodel of the Portland Building, which houses administrative offices for the city. While urinals use less water than toilets, they are a relic of a bygone era when men and women were recognized as biologically different.On reflection, Belle and I own four gender-neutral bathrooms. One in the master suite, one in the hallway, on in the little pool house and one in the shop. I built two of hose (pool house and shop) with my own hands, drawing inspiration from Belle's sense of style and function, but I don't own a single urinal.
Still, in public buildings, urinals save space and water. They are efficient. If the city of Portland wants to embrace inefficiency, that's on them. They are the government, after all, and governments are not known for being efficient.
But, there are only two genders. Men and women are different, and I applaud that difference every day.
And they're WASTING $195mil on silly sh...stuff, rather than using that for good! Idjits...
ReplyDeleteAny woman who has tried to pee at the Superdome knows that there are never enough toilets for ladies. Some of the more desperate head into the men's room to find an empty stall. The lack of female facilities is the true inequality but it requires an acknowledgment of the differences between the sexes.
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