You probably won’t be surprised to learn that this week’s Democratic convention in Philadelphia features “all-gender” bathrooms.
Sign of the times! Gender neutral bathrooms at the DNC. #DNCinPHL #DNC2016 pic.twitter.com/ugXQf1kKcJ
— Tonya Francisco (@TonyaFrancisco) July 24, 2016
Just visited my first All Gender restroom. Basically a former women's restroom –all private stalls pic.twitter.com/3Q8zWUyLeo
— Dave Ross (@thedaveross) July 24, 2016
Some attendees are thrilled.
Scenes from the DNC in Philly: Gender neutral bathrooms. Well done, DNC. Well done. #DNCinPHL
— NatalieHopeMcDonald (@nataliemcd) July 25, 2016
Others? Not so much.
Dem Convention has all-gender bathrooms. Came out of stall and found myself face to face w/ 3 women. Awkward! pic.twitter.com/PFMUOiJckq
— Brian Wilson (@BrianWilsonDC) July 25, 2016
With so many distractions, it’s nice to know the DNC kept their focus on what’s truly important.
https://t.co/VikjsUuGnk— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) July 26, 2016
This year’s Democratic convention will also feature the first openly transgender speaker in history…
DNC will include first transgender speaker in convention's history: https://t.co/UTdwXfgG57 pic.twitter.com/CBIyz3alEC
— Daily Dot IRL (@dailydotirl) July 25, 2016
…and a record number of transgender delegates.
This is so awesome. We've identified 27 out transgender delegates at the #DemConvention so far, a 93% increase from 2012.
— Raymond Braun (@raymondbraun) July 23, 2016
Bathrooms are expected to be a hot topic in Philadelphia, where woke celeb Lena Dunham is scheduled to address the convention.
Democrats have aggressively criticized states such as North Carolina for passing legislation that prohibits individuals from using public bathrooms that do not correspond to the gender on their birth certificates.
Gay billionaire Peter Thiel addressed the Republican convention in Cleveland last week, and urged voters to disregard bathroom debates and “fake culture wars” that distract from real issues like the economy.
