Gender neutral toilets are being introduced across UAL.
In 2016 the Students’ Union campaigned for the University to designate some of its toilets as gender neutral. These toilets are for everyone to use, in addition to male and female toilets.
Not everyone wants a label, and not everyone feels safe, or even identifies, as male or female. The gendered toilets that exist can make trans, non-binary and gender nonconforming students at UAL feel uncomfortable, and forces many to choose the ‘best option’ toilet, rather than one they actually feel at ease with.
- Scarlett Langdon, SU Welfare Officer
UAL is committed to being a place where gender diversity is expected and respected, and where trans people are free from discrimination. Providing gender neutral toilets is a small step towards realising this goal. Many trans people prefer to use female or male toilets, but have on occasion experienced discrimination when doing so. For this reason, staff and students are reminded not to challenge a person’s choice of facilities on the basis of their gender presentation.
Where to find gender neutral toilets
Camberwell College of Arts
- G14A gender neutral / accessible toilet
- 108 digital media toilet
- 211 north block
- 209a north block
- 135 south block
- Core 8 3rd floor
- Core 8 1st floor
- Core 3 ground floor
- Core 3 2nd floor
- 1st, 4th and 5th floor Granary Building
- Main building - ground floor,2nd floor and 3rd floor
- Annexe – ground floor, 1st floor and 2nd floor
- E Block on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor
- Ground floor Typo Café
- 4th floor Media
- 7th 11th, 13th and 14th floor Tower
- Lower ground floor
- Ground floor, Blueprint cafe
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th floor gender neutral / accessible toilet
- 9th floor lobby
- 1st floor gender neutral / accessible toilet
- 6th floor east stair case
- Ground floor - A006B and A006C
- 1st floor - A104B and A104C
- 2nd floor - A204B and A204C
- 3rd floor - A304B and A304C
- Annexe building –1 gender neutral / accessible toilet
- House 1 –ground floor and 1st floor
- House 2 - ground floor and 1st floor
- New building - 1 gender neutral and 1 gender neutral / accessible
- Main building – ground floor - 1 gender neutral / accessible toilet
- Main building - 1st floor - 1 gender neutral
- Canteen– 1 gender neutral / accessible toilet