Are We Still Fighting About Restrooms?

Last year, I visited Vancouver and got to go to Granville Island Public Market — one of the great markets in North America.

Sure, I could talk about the wonderful food I got there, but there was something else that felt very unique and downright modern — their restroom.

The bathroom had a sign — "All User Washroom – Everyone Welcome". It noted that there were private stalls with private or shared sinks too.

And sure enough, when you walked in, it had exactly what was promised. There were people and kids using it side by side. The private stalls went down to the ground level and that was it.

It's been almost a decade since I talked restroom access in the workplace on the blog because Connecticut now protects against gender identity and expression. Employers and people in Connecticut have adapted and moved on.