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REFUGE restrooms indexes and maps safe restroom locations for trans, intersex, and gender nonconforming individuals.
http://www.refugerestrooms.org
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Changed dress/pants logo to toilet logo #642

Open Robbbb opened 4 years ago

Robbbb commented 4 years ago

The half-man-half-woman is not a very good icon to indicate restrooms, and it can be confusing or offensive to users. I propose we switch to toilets. Article about it here I don't know how to use git so there is a good chance I have not made this pull request properly.

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mi-wood commented 4 years ago

Hi @Robbbb, thanks for the PR!

I don't really like the binary image either, however haven't come up with a better logo to date. While a toilet is great for signaling an actual bathroom location (as the article alludes), the Refuge logo is specifically signaling itself as a trans friendly service and needs to incorporate that mission in some way. A toilet isn't the best representation in that case. I'm open to collaborating and finding a better way to represent this. We've been brainstorming in https://github.com/RefugeRestrooms/refugerestrooms/issues/187 for awhile and haven't quite come up with something yet.

I'm also up for accepting the "pin drop" portion of this. I think we've been trying to get around to replacing them for awhile, as they don't currently look like toilets 🙃, and it would be great to have that change.

Robbbb commented 4 years ago

Hi Mikena!

Thanks for the response! I totally see your point, and super appreciate al the work that goes into this site! One thing you could consider is doing away with the logo's icon entirely, as the logotype with the name is very clear. image Another notion which resonated with me which I first heard from the Stalled! project is the idea that many marginalized (and non-marginalized) groups benefit from inclusive restroom designs, parents with small kids, people with disabilities who require an attendant, cis folks of non-normative gender presentation, etc. Here are two spitball ideas for incorporating transness into the toilet, if these are interesting to you. image image

Also, I didn't see them when I did my first pass, but I would love to re-do the printable signs if that is if interest to your group! image This uses the new active wheelchair icon that is required in NYC and CT and often preffered. Also I think a huge thing would be another variant with a urinal warning, as I have been to many places where that warning would benefit many users. image Happy to do another PR with PDFS and such if this is wanted. 💟