‘Cross-dressing straight men are currently one of the most pandered-to demographics in existence, and women are under no obligation to applaud the people caricaturing us.’ So says JK Rowling, a natural-born woman who has ironically proven herself to be in possession of far bigger balls than most of the men that once fawned at her feet as the creator of a pop cultural phenomenon and as a notable MSM-friendly face of Ye Olde Left. Amidst all that pandering she referenced, one success for the maniacal collective of unhinged fanatics who froth at the mouth whenever the ‘Harry Potter’ author opens hers is a dubious development that serves as a microcosm of how the safest of women’s spaces have been gate-crashed by men demanding entry – the gender-neutral toilet. I must admit the first time I became aware of such a questionable advance was via the now all-but forgotten series from the late 90s, ‘Ally McBeal’, which was a popular Channel 4 fixture in its day. Set in a corporate workplace, the series beamed the latest US ‘progressions’ into British homes long before they took root over here; however, like every bad American invention of the past 40 years, gender-neutral toilets were exported to every corner of the Anglosphere and became one of many entitlements for a minority that the corporate world conceded to without a fight.
Anyone who perused the previous post and how it documented the decadent freak-show that is the 21st century Eurovision Song Contest will be aware of how the anti-biological fad for non-binary gender-fluidity has penetrated the mainstream to the point whereby concessions to narcissistic fetishes are the norm, despite most of these niche interests alienating the public. Imposing appeasements to the minority upon the majority without any prior consultation exacerbates the growing gulf between those who rule and those who are ruled, and when the ruled come into contact with these changes at their own lowly level, the extent of this penetration into everyday life impacts in a way it doesn’t when headlines reference abstract Culture Wars. Although public lavatories – along with public phone-boxes (despite the two sometimes being interchangeable) – are the kind of once-commonplace street fixtures we’d struggle to locate these days, loos outside the home environment remain a legal requirement for the likes of cafés and restaurants where the public are concerned, and all businesses have to provide such facilities for their staff. Even if they’re no longer on street corners, toilets are easy enough to find for those in danger of being caught short.
But it’s not merely the usual ablutions that these oases provide an outlet for. Women can use public loos as exclusively female sanctuaries, especially in, say, a pub or a club – whether for applying makeup, indulging in an intimate girl-chat, or evading the unwelcome advances of a sex-pest. The unspoken rule that prevents a man crossing over the threshold of the door marked ‘ladies’ is something we all learn from a very early age; it’s why whenever men receive a glimpse beyond that door via a movie or TV show, it’s often quite an eye-opener as to just how nice and civilised ladies’ loos seem compared to the piss-tiled troughs men usually have to endure. Despite the current trendy myth that there are no differences at all between the sexes (though why any woman would want to be a member of the Garrick is a mystery), there are many cases – as with prisons or single-sex wards on hospitals – when separating men and women from each other is sensible, necessary and largely appreciated by those who benefit from the separation. Gender-neutral toilets have been an innovation few demanded for that very reason.
Last week, the Government belatedly announced proper single-sex lavatories will be a legal requirement for all shopping centres, offices, restaurants and bars (trendy or no) as of later this year. It’ll finally become a compulsory inclusion in any commercial space after a decade of disquiet with the gender-neutral model, imposed on the public without the public having any say at all. Housing Minister Lee Rowley spoke about the decision as a challenge to activists who had promoted the gender-neutral loo with their usual mild-mannered rationality; Rowley said the aim was that ‘single-sex toilets, providing privacy, decency and space for both sexes are not abolished for alternatives which might offer none of that – and make the whole process of using the loo even more inefficient.’ A cynic might say the timing of this move could be seen as another opportunistic gamble by the Government on proving that it’s prepared to take on Wokery, despite several of its ranks having being infiltrated by such thought processes – Penny Mordaunt’s embarrassing declaration that ‘trans-women are women’ being one example; but the need to re-establish what some see as ‘traditional’ Conservative values is a must if the Party is to prevent a further drift in the direction of the likes of Reform by lifelong Tory voters or a switch to Labour by the more fair-weather floater. The Government has lately indicated public dissatisfaction with the creeping cancer of gender ideology in the workplace is something it is finally prepared to tackle, with the NHS and schools already targeted for long-overdue reform; and now the humble public lavatory is getting the same delayed treatment.
It comes as no surprise that the likes of London’s Old Vic theatre was one of the front-runners in the gender-neutral revolution by replacing its single-sex facilities with the mixed-sex toilet in 2019; the Arts are amongst the most fervent propagandists for this mind-set, after all. It naturally assumed its patrons would fall into line with its groupthink approach, almost daring them to object; but perhaps confronted by the unpleasant realities of a physical manifestation of the inclusivity dogma they’re happy to spout at dinner parties, many forced to pee beside the opposite sex weren’t entirely comfortable at the prospect. The Old Vic claimed their gender-neutral loos would enable visitors to ‘avoid responding to a label placed on you which you may not identify with’; but, as ever, Identity Politics rhetoric – which is built entirely upon pigeonholing and labelling – justifies its decisions by pretending the motivation is to transcend pigeonholing and labelling (not to mention biological fact). One suspects the replacement of single-sex toilets with this stunning and brave innovation was probably concocted by a man, for all toilets represent to a man are urinals where you try and get the job done with as much haste as possible as you stand next to another man and not only avoid his eyes by staring at the grubby wall ahead of you, but under no circumstances must you glance in the direction of his dick.
Women and Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch said the new regulations ‘will guide organisations to design unisex and single-sex toilets, ending the rise of the so-called gender-neutral mixed-sex toilet spaces, which deny privacy and dignity to both men and women.’ She went on to say that ‘Today’s announcement will also create better provision for women so that our particular biological, health and sanitary needs are met….this demonstrates how this government is committed to ensuring single-sex spaces are protected for all.’ Not only women, but also the disabled and pensioners, have expressed concerns with the gender-neutral bog, though it was to be expected that a move back towards common sense was destined to be met by opposition from those who had advocated the unwanted ‘progress’ in the first place; the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development said a transgender person refused access to female-only facilities was ‘discrimination’. Housing Minister Lee Rowley tried to distance himself from such accusations when he said ‘The ground beneath our feet is constantly shifting – pushed by unelected activists who try to move us in directions that the average person doesn’t support, nor which often don’t make sense. And when it makes no sense, it is the job of a responsible Government to stop that happening.’ Well, it’s one small step, and even if that step was only taken because there’s an Election in the air, so be it. Anyway, nature calls…
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