California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law requiring K-12 schools to provide gender-neutral bathrooms by July 2026.

The new law, Senate Bill 760, was among a series of laws signed by Newsom Saturday to expand protections for the state’s LGBTQ community.

“California is proud to have some of the most robust laws in the nation when it comes to protecting and supporting our LGBTQ+ community,” Newsom said in a statement.

Under the law, “each school district, county office of education, and charter school” would be required to have at least one gender-neutral bathroom on campus on or before July 1, 2026. The bathroom must be available for use during school hours and during school functions when students are present, the law states.

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    1 year ago

    Urinals offer exactly zero additional convenience, and there is no splashback-free angle.

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      1 year ago

      What using urinals offer:

      • don’t need to close a door
      • don’t need to touch the seat to lift/lower it
      • takes up much less space than toilets
      • can chat with the bros

      There is much less splash using a urinal than standing at a toilet. You’re doing something very wrong if it’s splashing all over the place (how tf?).

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        Basic physics. Toilets have zero splash because gravity exists. Urinals have maximum splash due to conservation of momentum.