An Exciting New iPhone App for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Folks!
Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes’ LGBT Health and Wellness Project, Out for Health, is pleased to present their Pee in Peace App! This app is designed to help transgender, gender non-conforming, and other individuals who do not readily fit into expected and conventional norms of gender presentation, easily locate single stall or gender neutral bathrooms in Ithaca, New York!
The idea for this app came about after a survey conducted by the San Francisco Human Rights Commission found that nearly 50% of respondents reported having been harassed or assaulted in a public bathroom. Because of this, many transgender people avoid public bathrooms altogether and can develop health problems as a result. It has become Out for Health’s commitment to work toward removing the barriers to accessing safe bathrooms.
About the app:
Pee in Peace is the premiere interactive map of MOST single stall and gender neutral restrooms in Ithaca, New York. Because public restrooms can pose some risks (from cleanliness to safety), Out for Health has done the work for you so you can pee in peace! For anyone who needs quick and easy access to a private bathroom - from caregivers for people of a different sex, to anyone who just prefers a private place, and especially for transgender and gender non-conforming people who may have a specific need for safe and private restrooms. Everyone deserves a place to pee in peace, right here in Ithaca, New York.Features:
- Interactive map of nearby single stall and gender neutral restrooms.
- GPS ‘near me’ search for the closest bathroom.
- Quick access to walking or driving directions to get you there fast!
- List includes when restrooms are open and key features, including if the restroom is accessible.
- Notes section provides special directions for restrooms at local college campus locations.
Out for Health is also working toward adding more locations!
If you know of a restroom that should be included please use the feedback button in the app to alert them!Requirements:
- Location data is used to provide walking and driving directions to restrooms and is not collected or stored by the app
- Network connection is required to update locations and availability
- Network connection is required to provide driving and walking directions
About Out for Health:
Out for Health is Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes’ LGBT Health & Wellness Project, providing outreach, education, and information to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) people, their health care providers, and the community at-large about the importance of inclusive, welcoming, and respectful care for LGBT people. Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes takes pride in assuring that their diverse patients and communities have access to the sexual health, wellness services, and information they need. They proudly stand side-by-side with their LGBT communities as fellow activists, allies, and people committed to health, wellness, and social change.See, now this is one of the many reasons I want a smart phone. I would totally use an app like this and help it add locations in my area if I had a smart phone.
This is genius, for those who can make use of it.
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—Derrick Jensen (Dreams)
Honestly, I think that this can also go for the die-hard belief that scientific and industrial technological advances can fix our problems. I will twist Jensen’s words and say: Industrialization has been given 150 years to prove itself. And if 150 years of conquering under the guise of scientific progress, economic gain, systematic pollution of water and air, systematic murder of plants and animals, and yes, genocide, and ecocide are not enough to convey the picture, then that picture will never be conveyed.[…]
Science, industry, and capitalism are not one and the same. Science can persist beautifully without the other two. Science doesn’t equal electronic gadgets, either. Neither is “technology” synonymous with electronics and industry. Conflating these concepts leads to a lot of fruitless argument. Science is the one thing that has enabled us to rise above superstitious violence and charlatanism. It’s unfortunate that it lead to the industrial revolution and the rise of capitalism. But science will last longer than the parasites that cling to it.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmx3hiEcZt1qikwcio1_1280.jpg)
—Derrick Jensen (Dreams)
Honestly, I think that this can also go for the die-hard belief that scientific and industrial technological advances can fix our problems. I will twist Jensen’s words and say: Industrialization has been given 150 years to prove itself. And if 150 years of conquering under the guise of scientific progress, economic gain, systematic pollution of water and air, systematic murder of plants and animals, and yes, genocide, and ecocide are not enough to convey the picture, then that picture will never be conveyed.[…]
Science, industry, and capitalism are not one and the same. Science can persist beautifully without the other two. Science doesn’t equal electronic gadgets, either. Neither is “technology” synonymous with electronics and industry. Conflating these concepts leads to a lot of fruitless argument. Science is the one thing that has enabled us to rise above superstitious violence and charlatanism. It’s unfortunate that it lead to the industrial revolution and the rise of capitalism. But science will last longer than the parasites that cling to it.
Gender Bias? Apple’s Siri can’t provide info on women’s health but has no problem finding Viagra.
What the shit.
Re: With this post, you suggest death as the best course of action to the disabled who rely on medical care and those afflicted by illnesses other than “diseases of civilization”.
Putting aside the possibility of a total collapse of industrial society, the hard truth is that the mass-scale infrastructure of currently-available technology can’t last. A compromise between the premise of total destruction and that of unrestricted, parasitic growth would have to incorporate a downgrade of the standard of living that most in first world countries have become accustomed to, but with the right message, the right motivation, I could envision it happening without the complete eradication of all electricity and industrial technology.
This is what I mean when I say we must find new definitions of success, new definitions of comfort and prosperity.
It would take significantly more planning, foresight, and accountability, but wouldn’t it be worth it for anyone who’s unwilling to accept the cataclysmic vision of meltdown to discuss what’s going to have to happen, the sacrifices we’ll all have to make, if we want sustainability without pressing “reboot”?
I’m going to ramble for a bit, because I’m thinking out loud:
What is important to remember is there must be transitional phases. The only way humans will completely cut off all industrial technology is if they’re violently forced to. We can empower people to transition away from extravagant lifestyles if we give them the tools to change their mindset in a series of steps. What would these transitional communities look like? How would they operate? I don’t know.
Some of what I imagine is eerily similar to the Al Gore version of green existence: cutting back on luxuries, recycling, etc. But the end goal is different. The end goal is to step away from consumerism as much as possible.
Speaking from personal experience, I don’t understand the American ideal of “a car in every garage”. Why bother with that? Even just one car can be shared and maintained among a local community. If you’re really thinking local, a car shouldn’t be necessary except perhaps in specific, brief circumstances.
My circle of friends often share cars. There are several of us who don’t drive. I’ve never had a license, am disabled, and have managed to live and work even in suburban areas thanks to bicycles and public transit. My bike is electric, as it’s a disability aid. But if I didn’t need that I’d gladly ride without a motor.
Communal living. This is beginning to happen in everything but name because of the economic crash. Apartments loaded with roommates. The only thing separating them from a true communal lifestyle is a change in attitude. In the mainstream, capitalist world, roommates are transients. In my world, as a disabled person, as a trans* person, as a queer person, my roommates are lifelines.
Mainstream society treats its other members like products on a store shelf: interchangeable, disposable, a cheap commodity. There is no communal bond. Everyone falsely believes themselves to be an autonomous individual. They all desire to one day get rid of the exchangeable roommates to start a nuclear family, which is just as sterile and detached from community.
How can we shift this into a thriving sense of local community? How can we get the mainstream to change its attitude towards other human beings from expendable commodities to valuable members of humanity? I don’t know. But that, more than anything else, will allow this change to happen.
(Source: socialuprooting)
