By ezra kaplan the associated press.
Nyc mayor signs gender neutral bathroom law.
New york single occupant restrooms at restaurants bars and other public places in new york city will all be gender neutral under a new law signed tuesday by mayor bill de blasio.
What is local law 79 of 2016.
23 2007 file photo a sign marks the entrance to a gender neutral restroom at the university of vermont in burlington vt.
A local law to amend the administrative code of the city of new york the new york city plumbing code and the new york city building code in relation to gender neutral single occupant bathrooms.
Because safe and equal bathroom access is a fundamental human right as well as the law of the land in new york city the nyc commission on human rights has launched the nation s first government led citywide ad campaign affirming every new yorkers right to use the bathroom consistent with their gender identity regardless of their gender assigned at birth.
New york city has enacted a regulation that ensures people visiting city facilities can use restrooms or locker rooms aligned with their gender identity.
Gender identity and expression.
New york city mayor bill de blasio signed legislation tuesday that requires all single occupancy bathrooms to be available for all genders.
Nyc mayor signs gender neutral bathroom bill into law.
Be it enacted by the council as follows.
Article 315 of title 28 of the administrative code of the city of new york is.
Nyc mayor signs gender neutral bathroom law.
New york single occupant restrooms at restaurants bars and other public places in new york city will all be gender neutral under a new law signed tuesday by mayor bill de blasio.
In 2016 mayor bill de blasio signed legislation retroactively requiring public places and commercial businesses with single person bathrooms to replace traditional male and female signage on bathrooms with gender neutral bathroom signage.
The legislation mandating gender neutral signage known as local law 79.
The january 2016 law.
This law was in addition to the already existing law stipulating transgender individuals can use whichever bathroom the person feels most comfortable in.