BROOKLYN COLLEGE–West End Building 158 is a perfectly normal bathroom. Sure, the urinals are placed directly across from the sinks, which makes it a little awkward to check yourself out in the mirror while someone is peeing. But there’s something special about WEB 158: it’s a multi-user all-gender bathroom—one of seven on the Brooklyn College campus.
All-gender bathrooms represent an important step toward equity for transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming students, but BC can do better.
There’s just one problem with WEB 158 (besides the urinal placement). The bathroom does not have resources for students who menstruate. There is no tampon/pad dispenser, nor are there private waste bins for disposing of menstrual products in the two stalls.
Most of the multi-user all-gender bathrooms at BC appear to be repurposed single-sex bathrooms, with updated signage and occasional facility updates.
