Oneracon wrote:While I realize we are a little occupied with the presidential election and ministerial selections... I would like to present AURA, the improved version of UREA (made with the permission of Threlizdun), for critique.Access to Unisex Restrooms Act
Urgency: High| Authors: Oneracon [RG], Threlizdun [C] | Category: Health
Co-sponsors: Yanalia [RG], Venaleria [RG], HumanSanity [RG], Ainin [TR], Geilinor [LD]
RECOGNIZING the extreme discomfort and psychological harm transgender and intersex individuals face when pressured into using a restroom that does not match their gender identity;
ADDITIONALLY RECOGNIZING the issues with restroom facilities involving handicapped users and an opposite-sex attendant, or a parent caring for a child of the opposite sex;
OBSERVING the success seen by the establishment of unisex restrooms in many nations around the world with resolving the aforementioned issues;
REALIZING the potential for unisex restrooms to one day replace those assigned to one sex or gender;
NOTING that much of the population is not yet prepared for the total abandonment of restrooms segregated by sex;
HEREBY ENACTS the following:Definitions
- For the purposes of this Act "small businesses" shall be defined as an unincorporated or private limited business which is not bankrupt, employs 50 or fewer persons, and earns less than £1,000,000 in gross revenue per year.
- For the purposes of this Act "public restrooms" shall be defined as any restroom facility that is available for use by the general public or for employees and/or consumers of a business or service.
- For the purposes of this Act "private facilities" shall be defined as any building that does not fall under the category of public facilities.
- For the purposes of this Act "public facilities" shall be defined as any building owned and/or operated by any level of government as well as any building, including privately owned, which are necessary for the health and well-being of the general public. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Hospitals and other buildings housing medical services
- Emergency services (fire, police, ambulance)
- Military facilities
- Recreational centres and parks
- Schools
- Libraries
- Buildings which house one or more offices of government services
Timeline for Implementation- All public facilities shall construct unisex public restrooms, either in addition to or in place of male and female public restrooms, by no more than one (1) year following the ratification of this Act.
- All private facilities shall construct unisex public restrooms, either in addition to or in place of male and female public restrooms, by no more than two (2) years following the ratification of this Act.
- All public and private facilities constructed following the ratification of this Act shall include unisex public restrooms, either in addition to or in place of male and female public restrooms.
- Unisex public restrooms shall completely replace segregated public restrooms within ten (10) years of this Act’s ratification.
Use of Segregated Public Restrooms- Male and female public restrooms shall hereby be segregated by gender and not sex.
- All persons shall be permitted to use the public restroom which corresponds to their gender identity.
Funding- The costs of unisex public restroom construction in public facilities owned by the Government of the Aurentine Commonwealth shall be directly subsidized by the Ministry of Finance.
Unisex Restroom Establishment Fund- The Unisex Restroom Establishment Fund (UREF) shall be established under the supervision of the Minister of Finance to aid small businesses and lower levels of government in complying with this Act.
- Small businesses or lower levels of government that apply to the UREF shall be entitled to a rebate equal to 50-99% of the construction costs of unisex public restroom(s), dependent on financial need.
- The UREF shall be disbanded eleven (11) years after this Act's ratification.
Clarifications- For greater clarification, the provisions of this Act have no effect on any building which would not normally contain public restrooms.
Tyranny by majority, how do think Women will feel having to share a restroom with man(Maybe even viceversa)? Many will be outraged by this, think about the greater chance of promiscuity, the rules of public decency and the reasons why many Clubs for example have bouncers on all restroom doors.


