College of DuPage Opens Gender-Neutral Bathrooms

The College of DuPage has opened its first gender-neutral bathrooms this past month in the Health and Science Center, Physical Education Center and a bathroom and a changing area in the Chaparral Fitness poolside locker rooms, according to the Chicago Tribune.

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The college plans to create more gender-neutral bathrooms in the future, including ones at the McAninch Arts Center and the Berg Instructional Center, according to the article. The bathrooms do not have a male or female symbol but instead are designated by an image of a toilet. The bathrooms are meant for all genders and gender identities and also for handicapped people who may need assistance from someone of the opposite gender, the newspaper reports.

Read more on the Chicago Tribune.