Mayor Michael Nutter on Thursday signed a new bill that makes single occupancy bathrooms gender neutral.
The bill, whichapplies to public bathrooms that fit only one person, was designed to prevent people from challenging transgender individuals from using the facilities that they associate with their gender identity.
Nutter signed the bill at Fergie’s Pub on the 1200 block of Sansom Street, where ownerFergus Carey changed the sign on a single-occupant bathroom.
RELATED:Everyone is free to pee! White House opens gender neutral bathrooms.
The new rule passed in Philadelphia with relatively little controversy. Contrast that to Houston, where a measure on the ballot was shot down after it became a culture war controversy.
Opponents alleged that under the Houston law, predators would don dresses to sneak into women’s bathrooms and assault them.
Pennsylvania's own local chip empire, Herr's, has recently debuted their own Brotherly Love spirit with the launch…
Sofitel Philadelphia offers Philadelphians a chance to indulge in French culture and cuisine, and so…
Phillies vs Angels: Now just 1.5 games back from the Atlanta Braves the Philadelphia Phillies…
After the Philadelphia 76ers' frustrating loss in Game 4 of the first round of the…
In recent seasons, the Philadelphia Phillies have been plagued with slow starts of the gate.…
After the senior team lost their unbeaten start to the season last night, Marlon LeBlanc…
This website uses cookies.