38 local gender-neutral restrooms 🚽

What’s a gender-neutral bathroom? Just what it sounds like – a bathroom that does not distinguish between male + female gender. Restrooms like this allow transgender people and those who do not identify with the gender binary to feel comfortable using a restroom without a label, plus allowing those with disabilities, the elderly + children to use the restroom with assistance from a caregiver of any gender.

Vermont recently signed into law a bill that would require all single-user bathrooms to be labeled “gender-free” – to be enacted on July 1. This makes Vt. the 19th state to consider gender identity as a protected class in accommodating law. S.C. has not yet passed any legislation on the issue (although H. 3012 – a “bathroom bill” in favor of enforcing binary gender-designated restrooms, similar to N.C.’s controversial HB2 bill that made national headlines in 2016 – was introduced in 2017).

We asked you where the family-style + gender-neutral bathrooms are in Cola – and there are dozens. Moms, you’ll notice the next time your kid has to go to the bathroom and you’re in the longest line ever for the women’s bathroom…. while the men’s has no line. 🤦‍

When you’re going to a restaurant:

@116 Espresso and Wine Bar

Angry Fish Brewing Co.

Angry Fish Brewing Co. | Photo by Amy Holloman

Blue Cactus Cafe

Bone-In Barbeque

Bourbon

Capital City Kitchen & Grill

Michael’s Cafe and Catering

Rosewood Market and Deli

Solstice Kitchen

The War Mouth

The Whig

World of Beer in the Vista

When you’re getting things done:

Bombshell Beauty Studio

City Roots

City Yoga

F2T Productions, Management and Catering

Fit Columbia

The GRAND on Main

Historic Columbia

Palmetto Biotech Prosthetics & Orthotics

Swatch Graphics, LLC

Swatch Graphics, LLC | Photo by Swatch GX

Key Changes

Lenoir-Rhyne University's Center for Graduate Studies of Columbia, SC

Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary

Know of a local business that has a gender-neutral restroom that’s not on this list? Hit us up on Facebook, Instagram or in our inbox to let us know so we can update this list.

While you might not have expected to kick off your week by reading about bathrooms, you just did. Happy Monday. No matter your stance or stall, always wash your hands.

– Beth + Adena

What you said:

"Also, dads with babies... there’s like a 30% chance of a changing table in the men’s room!" –Jason

"Yesterday's restaurant in 5 points has one." –Sarajane

"Columbia Fire Department Headquarters, First Floor beside the museum" – Bradley

"The Kingsman has had one forever. And THE BEST STEAK." –Michelle

"Colonial Life" –Wendy

"Cellar on Greene has a Woman’s and a gender-neutral." –Beth