Taipei’s Minsheng Junior High School has become the first public high school in Taiwan to have gender-neutral restrooms.
Taiwan News
Date: 2016/11/21
By: Wendy Lee , Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Taipei’s Minsheng Junior High School has become the first public high school in Taiwan to have gender-neutral restrooms.
A sticker bearing the words “All Gender Restroom” is placed on the entrance to a bathroom at Minsheng, and is meant to provide a unisex facility that is private and safe for all regardless of gender or sexual orientation.
Taipei City Deputy Mayor Chen Chin-jun said on Monday that the school’s recent addition of gender-neutral restrooms is a practical application that can help raise cultural awareness of gender inclusiveness.
Europe has used gender-neutral restrooms for decades, while some universities in Taiwan such as Shih Hsin University and National Cheng Kung University have also introduced gender-neutral restrooms on campuses, but it is only recently Taiwan’s government made a push for more gender-neutral bathrooms in government departments and agencies, he said. [FULL STORY]
