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Old 04-30-2013, 12:28 PM
 
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Hear me out, this isn't a trolling topic but one that kind of happened over the weekend during a random, political chat that went off on a tangent.

Consider, that from I have read and LEO's I've talked to if an opposite sex intentionally uses another gender's restroom they can be charged with disorderly conduct. I've heard it a charge that typically sticks.

Now, I assume the entire premise of this approach is that the vast majority of people are heterosexual and the private/confined environment of a restroom is a place that could lead to people 'acting out' on sexual impulse (ridiculous theory if it is indeed the original logic) and by keeping them separate the chance for this impulse or voyeurism is nullified.

So, in 2013 we have homosexuality tolerance been force fed down everyone's throat from every angle. With the increase in acceptance, rise of known gays and lesbians amongst us should we continue the logic and create new bathrooms for lesbian/gays?

Curious to the thoughts?
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Old 04-30-2013, 12:39 PM
 
Location: The New England part of Ohio
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Hear me out, this isn't a trolling topic but one that kind of happened over the weekend during a random, political chat that went off on a tangent.

Consider, that from I have read and LEO's I've talked to if an opposite sex intentionally uses another gender's restroom they can be charged with disorderly conduct. I've heard it a charge that typically sticks.

Now, I assume the entire premise of this approach is that the vast majority of people are heterosexual and the private/confined environment of a restroom is a place that could lead to people 'acting out' on sexual impulse (ridiculous theory if it is indeed the original logic) and by keeping them separate the chance for this impulse or voyeurism is nullified.

So, in 2013 we have homosexuality tolerance been force fed down everyone's throat from every angle. With the increase in acceptance, rise of known gays and lesbians amongst us should we continue the logic and create new bathrooms for lesbian/gays?

Curious to the thoughts?
No. "Homosexual" is not a "Gender", it's an orientation.

This "idea" is absurd.
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Old 04-30-2013, 12:51 PM
 
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No. "Homosexual" is not a "Gender", it's an orientation.

This "idea" is absurd.

What was the point of gender segregation on bathrooms in the first place if it is absurd?

The orientation is correlated to gender as well.
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Old 04-30-2013, 12:53 PM
 
Location: The Triad
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What was the point of gender segregation on bathrooms in the first place if it is absurd?
Body modesty mostly combined with shame and embarrassment over the common human body functions.
Get over it.
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Old 04-30-2013, 12:57 PM
 
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Body modesty mostly combined with shame and embarrassment over the common human body functions.
Get over it.

Body modesty? Shame and embarrassment over bodily functions?

Woman and men both use the same function, they both urinate and defecate, so how is that logical?

What is body modesty and why is it implemented?
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Old 04-30-2013, 01:08 PM
 
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No. People who are homosexual have been using bathrooms with people of the same-sex since bathrooms have existed. It's ridiculous to propose that we try to segregate bathrooms on the basis of sexual-orientation now.
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Old 04-30-2013, 01:11 PM
 
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No.

Should we abolish the existing gender discriminating bathroom setup throughout society as well?
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Old 04-30-2013, 01:11 PM
 
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Should we abolish the existing gender discriminating bathroom setup throughout society as well?
Sure. You can try. Gender-neutral bathrooms already exist & they are becoming more popular.
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Old 04-30-2013, 01:15 PM
 
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Sure. You can try. Gender-neutral bathrooms already exist & they are becoming more popular.
I'm not advocating anything, just asking.

So you think all bathrooms should be unisex?
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Old 04-30-2013, 01:16 PM
 
Location: Southern New Hampshire
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OP, you have undoubtedly peed or pooped in a public restroom while a gay person of the same sex as you did his or her business. They had zero interest in jumping your bones. How utterly ridiculous.
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