http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/04/05/flushing-common-sense-down-the-toilet/ the gay community's news source Wed, 22 May 2013 12:32:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/04/05/flushing-common-sense-down-the-toilet/#comment-46325 Charlie Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:14:31 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=38573#comment-46325 As I understand it, one issue is that no one is tasked with enforcing this law (except the Office of Human Rights, in response to a complaint). Since DCRA has building inspectors it seems like a simple enough thing to have the inspectors inform businesses of this requirement. Going a little further, as is suggested in the posting, inspectors could leave compliant signs so that the establishment is obeying the law when they leave site. The issue of access to bathrooms by transgender people might seem trivial, but unfortunately it is the issue used to scuttle legal protections for transgender people. The original posting pointed out that DCRA will be the subject of oversight hearings this month. That might be a place to sir opinions on this.

]]> http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/04/05/flushing-common-sense-down-the-toilet/#comment-46319 Rick Rosendall Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:27:24 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=38573#comment-46319 Transgender people are often harassed and threatened when they attempt to use restrooms, because they are perceived to be using “the wrong” restroom. Showing an awareness of this daily reality that transgender people face, and respecting the very real, practical problem this poses for them, is the minimum that we should be able to expect from a responsible commentary. (Disclosure: I was the principal writer of GLAA’s policy brief, “Agenda: 2012.”)

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