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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 03:39 PM Feb 2016

Anti-LGBT Group Threatening To Sue City Over Dolores Park (SF) Pissoir

Not The Onion!!

http://hoodline.com/2016/02/anti-lgbt-group-threatening-to-sue-city-over-dolores-park-pissoir

The new open-air pissoir in Dolores Park has drawn some complaints for its somewhat flimsy privacy screen, but that's apparently only the beginning of its troubles. According to the Examiner, Sacramento-based nonprofit Pacific Justice Institute (which the Southern Poverty Law Center identifies as an "active anti-LGBT group&quot is now threatening to sue the city if the urination station isn't removed.

In a letter to the city, the PJI argues that the urinal violates its users' privacy, discriminates against women and the disabled, and could potentially unwillingly expose passersby to users' genitalia. “We intend to give their legal theories all the consideration they deserve,” City Attorney’s Office spokesman Matt Dorsey told the Examiner.



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Anti-LGBT Group Threatening To Sue City Over Dolores Park (SF) Pissoir (Original Post) KamaAina Feb 2016 OP
The ones I saw in Paris... 3catwoman3 Feb 2016 #1
So, basically they prefer nichomachus Feb 2016 #2
Of course! Because, you know, teh gay. KamaAina Feb 2016 #3

3catwoman3

(24,032 posts)
1. The ones I saw in Paris...
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 04:31 PM
Feb 2016

...in 1974 were much more substantial. Finding public facilities for myself, as a woman, was definitely a challenge. I was envious of the easy availability for guys.

nichomachus

(12,754 posts)
2. So, basically they prefer
Tue Feb 9, 2016, 04:39 PM
Feb 2016

That guys just piss behind a bush, in an alley, or in a doorway on the street? Because that's the alternative.

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