From Iceland — Gender-Neutral Toilets Become Law
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Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, the Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources of Iceland, has announced a new regulation that requires...

Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, the Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources of Iceland, has announced a new regulation that requires toilets to be labelled based on facilities rather than gender. This change follows a query from Andrés Ingi Jónsson, a Pirate Party MP who has been advocating for the issue since 2020.

The regulation mandates that gender-neutral toilets must be provided wherever separate women’s and men’s toilets are available.

“For those of us who haven’t experienced it personally, this might seem minor, but it’s crucial for people to know whether they can access a toilet at work or school. It really matters,” says Andrés Ingi Jónsson, highlighting the importance of this change.

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  • tobogganablaze@lemmus.orgEnglish
    123·
    3 months ago

    In Germany most men sit to pee most of the time

    [x] doubt.

    I don’t even think that is true for the majority of men in their own home and it certainly is not for public toilets.

      • tobogganablaze@lemmus.orgEnglish
        53·
        3 months ago

        Of all 13 countries, Germany was the one where most men sat down “every time” to urinate (40%).

        See, not most men.

        • RBG@discuss.tchncs.de
          106·
          3 months ago

          How did I know you are going to point that out. So smart.

          Here is the part of the comment above you, that you disagreed with:

          In Germany most men sit to pee most of the time.

          Emphasis in bold courtesy of mine to help with reading comprehension to what comes next, namely the quote from the link I gave you:

          Of all 13 countries, Germany was the one where most men sat down “every time” to urinate (40%). Add those who do so “most times” (22%), and you get the result shown on the map.

          40 + 22 is 62. Which is most men.

          • tobogganablaze@lemmus.orgEnglish
            56·
            3 months ago

            Yeah and the times they won’t sit down is when you’re in a public toilet without an urinal. Which is exactly what we were talking about.

      • Auli@lemmy.caEnglish
        22·
        3 months ago

        40% is not most men in Germany. They just have the most of the countries looked at. Two very different things.