Single-occupant restrooms at restaurants, bars and other public places in New York City will all be gender-neutral under a new law signed Tuesday by Mayor Bill de Blasio.
The bill, which requires that “men” and “women” signs on single-stall restrooms be replaced with ones indicating they are unisex, is “yet another step toward becoming a place where all can live with dignity, free from fear and free from judgment,” the mayor said.
The legislation, designed with transgender people in mind, will also benefit the women who get stuck in long lines while the men’s room is empty, as well as parents tending to children of the opposite sex.
