All across the country, schools and states want to dictate where people can go to the bathroom. That doesn't mean folks have to listen. For the trans and gender non-conforming community, the right to ...

Using the bathroom is one of the first things we learn as children. It's a necessary lesson before we start school, which is where many of us probably face our first public bathrooms. Implicit in this ...

Public restrooms have long been a flash point in the fight over civil rights. So perhaps it’s no surprise that the humble restroom sign speaks quite loudly. “Whites only” told the story during the Jim ...

Now that the potty wars have ended up in federal courts, it’s clear transgender access to bathrooms won’t be resolved soon. But in the meantime, can we at least decide on a better bathroom sign? We ...

Denver has a new rule requiring that all single-occupant public restrooms in the city have gender-neutral signs, and businesses that violate the ordinance may face escalating fines. But Laura Swartz, ...

Josephine Lafitte has collected more than 100 photos of unconventional public restroom door markers. Not the usual generic male and female icons, but public restroom signs that subvert expectations ...