European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse \ t c d d y p it d n o it it a s. It y women raise restroom ruckus by Elaine Ayala Cox news service it was t the first time Denise Wells had stood in line outside a Public restroom watching. Men surge in and out of their restroom thinking How unfair it All seemed. But on this summer evening in Houston Denise Wells needed to go a real bad. So she did what Many women have contemplated but never dared she used the mens restroom. A it was an instinctive decision that led to surprising personal repercussions she was fined $200 and. Thrown out of the George Strait concert she was attending. And suddenly she s become something of a celebrity perhaps even a Symbol of a Long standing debate Over potty parity. The television networks and news wire services have carried her Story across the country. When a Houston newspaper asked readers a if nature Calls you to the wrong restroom should the Law look the other Way Quot. 75.2 percent said yes. Now As this 33-year-old Legal assistant prepares for a november court. Appearance to Appeal her Fine her lawyer has received scores of Calls. From women willing to testify on her behalf. Others Are just cheering her on. Men Are cheering too. A. A a Quot it s not How i wanted to got notoriety in life Quot says Wells. Quot but Artur the Story came out it was reassuring and fun to see the Solidarity that s out Ait s an Issue that a been debated in Stato Legislatures City Halls architectural circles and the line to the Loo. What constitutes parity in plumbing Long after achieving separate but equal toilet facilities women Are saying they need More facilities. Researchers Are too. ,. A Quot i think they ought to make the women s bathrooms bigger because women have to go to the bathroom More Quot says Hoover adding Quot it goes a lot faster for men so to a. Quot the current 1 1 ratio Quot says the building officials and code administrators which establishes plumbing codes for northeastern and midwestern states Quot has the effect of discriminating against women and works a particular hardship on. Elderly women handicapped women pregnant women and women with Small a. In his Book. The bathroom Alexander Kira outlines in great detail the anatomical differences that give males a biological Edge in efficiency beyond biology there s the clothing difference. Women s clothing ranges in restroom efficiency from dresses and pantyhose to jump suits and undergarments. Finally there Are the unique and time consuming a differences of pregnancy menstruation and caring for Small children says plumbing Engineer Magazine in a june Story Quot sex Laws and restrooms a potty . A Cornell University study done at a Highway rest Stop in Washington state showed a 34-second disparity Between male and female toilet use time. Men took an average 45 seconds to use the toilet women took 79 seconds. Another study of 230 men and 234 women in Virginia listed the average time for men at 84 seconds women needed about three minutes the International association of Public and mechanical officials. Lapomo which writes and updates the National plumbing code is considering a change that would More than double Tho number of toilets in women s rooms in convention Halls and performing arts centers said an official a Arthur . A a the change would mean that a 3,000-seat facility would have to provide 61 toilets a 35 More than Are now required for women. The code change would not affect places of Public Assembly such As stadiums says Lettenmair. The code committee reasons that female attire for the theater May be More time consuming in the restroom than Leisure or outdoors attire. 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