The word "restroom" refers to a public bathroom or a place where people can go to freshen up, use the toilet, or wash their hands. It is a place designated for personal hygiene needs when outside of one's home. Full definition
The designs of the conventional signs only offer two choices — male or female — which only adds to the idea of a binary gender system, further complicating the issue of public restroom use for anyone who identifies as «other.» (visualnews.com)
Officials in North Carolina have until Monday to tell the federal government that they will «not comply with or implement» the state's controversial «HB2» law, which, among other things, says that anyone using restrooms in public buildings, must only use the ones associated with the gender on their birth certificate. (relevantmagazine.com)
My older one is 5 1/2, and I have no plans to stop bringing him into public restrooms with me any time soon. (askmoxie.org)