Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signs administrative order to designate more than 100 city-owned restrooms to all-gender use. Photo via City of Atlanta.
<p><span class="" title="Edited">As previously reported, </span><span class="" title="Edited">Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/atlanta-mayor-keisha-lance-bottoms-reportedly-wont-run-for-reelection-in-2022/">won’t be seeking office</a> for another term when the 2022 elections kick off. When she was first elected, Mayor Bottoms made history as<a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/atlanta-mayor-keisha-lance-bottoms-respectfully-declines-offer-to-join-bidens-cabinet/"> only the second Black woman</a> to lead the city often dubbed as the real-life Wakanda. Well, it seems like the mayor wants to continue adding to the magic of the city, by making sure it&#8217;s inclusive to all Atlanta residents and visitors. On Wednesday</span><span class="" title="Edited">, the mayor signed an administrative order into law that will transform over 100 city-owned restrooms into all-gender use restrooms.</span></p>
<p>The converted restrooms will be single-occupancy use, which means they’re limited to one person at a time! Single-occupancy restrooms are already widely available, but usually assigned to the male or female gender. Now, approximately 113 restrooms across the city <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/atlanta-mayor-signs-order-to-make-100-all-gender-city-restrooms/BCHLAEAIMVDC3PAJN5BGC5SJXE/">will become available</a> to anyone regardless of their gender, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC).</p>
<p>Each restroom will reportedly <a href="https://www.11alive.com/article/life/atlanta-mayor-incorporate-all-gender-restrooms/85-ee219f3e-c458-43a5-9104-88d9bac124db">have a sign</a> that reads &#8220;Anyone can use this restroom, regardless of gender identity or expression.&#8221;</p>
<p>As of now, it&#8217;s unclear whether the change means a ban on gender-specific restrooms that are single-use. The AJC reports that such bans are in place in cities like New York and Baltimore.</p>
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<p>These reassigned restrooms will be available across the city in various facilities. That list includes <span class="" title="Edited">City Hall, Public Safety Headquarters and the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which is known as the world&#8217;s busiest airport. </span></p>
<p>Prior to the order signing, 11Alive reported <span class="" title="Edited">that the project <a href="https://www.11alive.com/article/life/atlanta-mayor-incorporate-all-gender-restrooms/85-ee219f3e-c458-43a5-9104-88d9bac124db">costs less than $20,000</a> and should be completed by June 28th. The date marks the 52nd anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.</span></p>
<p>“For too long members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) have been subjected to systemic inequities and barriers to opportunity as a result of prejudice and discrimination,” the administrative order from Keisha’s office said.</p>
<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time Mayor Bottoms has worked in service of the LGBTQ community. AJC reports that she created &#8220;Atlanta’s first-ever full-time LGBTQ Affairs Coordinator&#8221; position in 2018. She also works with an LGBTQ Advisory Board to develop policies for the community.</p>
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