Equality In Toilets ...

Today one Prof. B told our class about a possible new lawsuit he has concocted. The man takes partial credit for suing Big Tobacco and McDonald's, among many, many others, so imagine our interest in learning about this new scheme: suing the law school over restroom inequality. I am impressed that he recognizes that women must suffer the agony (only an exaggeration sometimes) of waiting in much longer lines to use the facilities. But really. A lawsuit about this? He proposes making men's bathrooms at school unisex so men, women and transgendered people can all use them. He asked us about our bathroom preferences and ideas for 30 minutes after class. (Use your imagination here people.) Definitely a discussion I did not expect when I signed up for law school ...

For more on equality, read this interesting article in the NYT. I especially like the headline ...