Loodunnit? Female MPs’ anger after Commons toilet is changed to gender neutral
- Mystery over sign installed by maintenance workers during the summer recess
- The sign featured the traditional silhouettes plus an third, gender-neutral figure
- Commons staff on one floor of the building had asked for a change of signage
Parliamentary authorities are under pressure to explain how a women’s lavatory was surreptitiously turned into an ‘inclusive’ facility open to anyone.
A sign appeared on the toilet door in the House of Commons in recent weeks, stating that men and transgender people could now use it, while the word ‘ladies’ was taped over.
The sign featured the traditional silhouettes of a man and a woman plus an third, gender-neutral figure.
It was installed by maintenance workers during the…