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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)
Wed May 25, 2016, 09:35 AM May 2016

Texas movie chain considering new gender-neutral bathroom design

AUSTIN, TX (KXAN) — Alamo Drafthouse founder, Tim League, is seeking input on the hot button issue of the moment, bathrooms and the genders able to use them.

He decided to scrap the approved bathroom for the new Mueller location which is currently under construction, and go back to the drawing board with Drafthouse Architect Richard Weiss.

“We’ve been thinking about what an inclusive commercial gender-neutral restroom design might look like so that these challenges are not even part of the dialogue,” League said in a Facebook post.

....

The working draft, which was posted on Facebook, is one large bathroom with a section of urinals behind one door and individual stalls for seated toilets. League said he is considering a type of urinal both men and women can use. So, what does an all gender urinal look like?

http://nbc4i.com/2016/05/25/texas-movie-chain-considering-new-gender-neutral-bathroom-design/

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Texas movie chain considering new gender-neutral bathroom design (Original Post) The Straight Story May 2016 OP
Female urinals is a great concept. Nye Bevan May 2016 #1
Gross. No fucking way. alarimer May 2016 #2
Oh jeez think of the mess, you ever clean the ladies room? snooper2 May 2016 #3
Have you ever seen one of the two-flush option toilets? bullwinkle428 May 2016 #9
This is a good idea, instead of having to wait for one or the other uponit7771 May 2016 #4
I can't imagine how a gender neutral urinal would work gollygee May 2016 #5
I read about this yesterday. ananda May 2016 #6
They should just rig something using a straw and those ridiculous soda cups. rug May 2016 #7
Exactly. It's called a "she-inal". Nye Bevan May 2016 #8
Please tell me that's a joke? Quackers May 2016 #11
I would never touch that or let it touch me gollygee May 2016 #15
I can figure out no use for that that does not involve porn. rug May 2016 #19
How in God's name does a woman keep from getting herpes Ilsa May 2016 #20
NOT HAPPENING LeftyMom May 2016 #21
Businesses are WAY ahead of these moralistic legislators anyway - bullwinkle428 May 2016 #10
Why not... romanic May 2016 #12
Decades ago, I sent to a few Austin clubs with one (1) bathroom. Never used 'em. Eleanors38 May 2016 #13
Progress happens, even if the GOPukers don't want it to. Rex May 2016 #14
Alamo Drafthouse means buisness. Heeeeers Johnny May 2016 #16
This is my personal favorite, they recently dusted it off and brought it back out at my Houston ScreamingMeemie May 2016 #17
ROFL gollygee May 2016 #18

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)
1. Female urinals is a great concept.
Wed May 25, 2016, 09:37 AM
May 2016

Urinals are vastly more environmentally friendly than stalls, using a fraction of the water. I hope that women will approach this idea with an open mind.

alarimer

(16,245 posts)
2. Gross. No fucking way.
Wed May 25, 2016, 09:56 AM
May 2016

I'm not using anything without locking doors on the stall. No communal anything. I don't want to see anyone and I don't want to see anyone. I'd rather not hear them either, but that's not possible. Because people are just gross and disgusting.

Public restrooms are, frankly, a necessary evil. But they are evil.

I'm horrified also at the recent attempt by trendy hotels to remove bathroom walls. Or make them see-through. Again, gross and no fucking way will I ever stay in such a place.

 

snooper2

(30,151 posts)
3. Oh jeez think of the mess, you ever clean the ladies room?
Wed May 25, 2016, 10:15 AM
May 2016

Did that at my first job at McDonalds closing every night....

DISGUSTING!

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)
9. Have you ever seen one of the two-flush option toilets?
Wed May 25, 2016, 10:40 AM
May 2016

Lift up for a smaller flush (after urination), and push down for a higher volume flush (no explanation needed). Trader Joe's restrooms have these, which is where I first experienced one.

gollygee

(22,336 posts)
5. I can't imagine how a gender neutral urinal would work
Wed May 25, 2016, 10:18 AM
May 2016

But the plans for the gender neutral bathroom look great. Plenty of privacy. People should follow the link and look at the actual plans before making assumptions about this. It's like a ton of little private bathrooms, each with their own sink even.

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)
10. Businesses are WAY ahead of these moralistic legislators anyway -
Wed May 25, 2016, 10:43 AM
May 2016

new restroom designs involve essentially a series of individual bathrooms with locking doors that may be used by anyone, and each one has both a urinal and a toilet.

romanic

(2,841 posts)
12. Why not...
Wed May 25, 2016, 06:23 PM
May 2016

just have a gender neutral/unisex section along with the male/female restrooms? I mean I don't care about the whole bathroom thing but there are many on both men/women that just would'nt be comfortable with such change.

 

Eleanors38

(18,318 posts)
13. Decades ago, I sent to a few Austin clubs with one (1) bathroom. Never used 'em.
Wed May 25, 2016, 06:45 PM
May 2016

Don't know anyone who did:. They issued death-rattle gurgles and foul odors from the dark (I figured out why the lights never worked). However, there were some rank & husky ligustrums in the ditch/creek area. If women were standing near them, you knew to wait your turn.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
14. Progress happens, even if the GOPukers don't want it to.
Wed May 25, 2016, 06:48 PM
May 2016

The more secular and educated society becomes, the less it votes GOP.

Heeeeers Johnny

(423 posts)
16. Alamo Drafthouse means buisness.
Wed May 25, 2016, 06:52 PM
May 2016

They have a strict policy of no cell phones once the movie starts.

This is one of the commercials they preview at their establishments...

(NSFW... Language).

We do not tolerate people that talk or text in the theater. In fact, before every film, we have several warnings on screen to prevent such happenings. Occasionally, someone doesn't follow the rules, and we do, in fact, kick their asses out of our theater. This video is an actual voicemail from a woman that was kicked out of one of our Austin theaters. Thanks, anonymous woman, for being awesome.




ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)
17. This is my personal favorite, they recently dusted it off and brought it back out at my Houston
Wed May 25, 2016, 06:56 PM
May 2016

Alamo Drafthouse.



A grand lady.

gollygee

(22,336 posts)
18. ROFL
Wed May 25, 2016, 06:58 PM
May 2016

I so hate it when people text in a movie theater.

I love how she claims she was just using it as a flashlight, and then says she's texted in every theater in Austin. And that it's never bothered anyone, because in addition to being rude, she's a psychic.

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