[Mpls] Bathrooms

[Bensonale]

Wow, I never thought that moving seven words ("for an illegal, immoral or unlawful purpose") from the end of the bathroom ordinance to the middle of the ordinance could possibly cause such a stir.  Interestingly, the solution may be to abolish the ordinance putting Minneapolis in the same position as (gasp) the rest of the State of Minnesota.  Now, I must admit that I haven't traveled to International Falls or Moorhead recently, so I cannot speak as to whether bathroom anarchy reigns in such exotic locations.  I have, however, recently visited St. Paul, Fergus Falls, and my hometown of Dassel where it appears to me that, despite the lack of a similar ordinance and simply guided by State law, men mysteriously use the men's restroom and women use the women's restroom.  Perhaps our intrepid reporters and the Minnesota Family Council who have created this "unisex bathroom" hysteria could go on a fact finding mission to see whether bathroom anarchy is a problem throughout the rest of the State and report back to us before we take this dire step.

Scott Benson
Council Member
Ward 11