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Restrooms should be gender specific

On the news it seems the politicians of some states are caving in to political correctness on gender-neutral public bathrooms. Some states, including my formerly own, are forbidding their public officials from visiting the states opposing the idea. Smacks of dictatorship to me.

I have family in one of those states and if it is constituted I fear soon gender specific bathrooms will go away, leaving only open community bathrooms with the likelihood of the illumination of toilet stall barriers and urinals. Won’t it be wonderful to see all genders, young and old, relieving themselves while having a friendly conversation about such things as the weather and travel plans.

Now inject a sexual deviant into this picture. Not good. I want gender specific bathrooms for me and my family. If some states see a need for communal bathrooms let it be an addition, not a replacement. I believe gender neutral bathrooms went away with the two-hole outhouse of decades ago. But I guess it’s the tail wagging the dog again.

Harold Eldred, Longs

This story was originally published April 11, 2016 at 8:07 AM with the headline "Restrooms should be gender specific."

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