Ryan Scout_FTM

I found this new symbol to be interesting, a bit odd, but interesting. 

In Halifax, Novia Scotia their Capital Hill has decided to change the symbols on their single stall bathrooms from male/female symbols to now three….male/female and then one split (like what you would see in a bad Las Vegas show or at the circus). 

Their reasoning is the following: “The familiar stick figures remain, so as not to confuse anyone used to looking for them to point the way to a washroom… Capital Health has added a third figure to the signs on some of its single-stall bathrooms in Halifax to represent transgender people, in a move designed to signal a welcoming environment to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals.”

I applaud Halifax’s Capital Hill for their statement and intent, but wonder why we need the male/female/hybrid at all. Couldn’t it just say, “Unisex” or “Pee Here” or “Gender Neutral”? 

*One disclaimer due to the amount of hits this post has gotten: I don’t want this post to come off as me “bitching” about the move made by Capital Hill…as I said I APPLAUD them for inclusiveness and can say that in political institutions within the U.S., I can only dream of them starting to move toward broader ranges of inclusive environments. I just find the bottom symbol confusing. I don’t want to be negative about this, just questioning where we can evolve symbols. Continue on with your opinions.

-Ryan

Source:http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/117758-some-capital-health-bathroom-stalls-get-transgender-symbol