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From: west@utcsrgv.UUCP (Thomas L. West)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re:  ERA and bathrooms
Message-ID: <395@utcsrgv.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 2-Nov-84 02:01:33 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov  2 02:01:33 1984
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> Somehow, I have always believed that the kind of people who worry
> about unisex bathrooms also undress in the dark or the closet
> (even when they are alone...)
>                  apollo!alan

  This sort of opinion is only slightly less stupid than that of thinking
that all those who are comfortable with uni-sex washrooms are raving
sex-fiends.

   There is a sizable group of people who are not comfortable with nudity
outside of family or intimate situations.  This does not mean they are
incredibly warped, but it is an opinion they should be able to hold,
free of such abuse as apollo!alan would put upon it.

  While it might be fun to abuse the less liberal among us, (they have few
defenders), this sort of arbitrary abuse should not go completely 
unchallenged.
  Personally, I like the arrow pointing to the male/female care/don't care
washroom situation mentioned before.  It allows the user to cater to his
or her own standards of modesty, and (should) offend no-one.

     Tom West
(ihnp4,allegra)!utcsrgv!west