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Users checking into a location will be able to note the presence of a gender-neutral bathroom, while business owners will be able to edit their own establishment’s page.
On Friday, Yelp introduced a new desktop and app-accessible tool that will help users find businesses that are equipped with gender-neutral restrooms.
The company clarified in their blog announcement that they are considering a gender-neutral bathroom to be any facility that is accessible to “persons of any gender and are a locking, single-stall.”
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“In response to the recent public policy assault on LGBTQ community, and timed for our support of the Gavin Grimm Amicus Brief signed by more than 100 companies, we believe it’s important for the business community to speak up when our nation’s values are threatened,” she explained.
“Yelp thrives on inclusion and acceptance, and it's always the right time to reaffirm this with our community,” she added.
Yelp was one of several companies — including AirBnB, Apple and Microsoft — which signed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of Gavin Grimm, a trans teen who sued his Virginia school board after being denied access to the boys’ restroom at school. His case will soon be heard by the Supreme Court.
Yelp's VP of publicity, Luther Lowe, published a statement yesterday on behalf of the company in support of Gavin Grimm.
“We believe it is paramount for the business community to speak up in support of equality and dignity, as the Supreme Court is now hearing Gavin’s case,” the statement read. “At Yelp, we thrive on inclusion and acceptance, and we hope that our support for Gavin’s case and the addition of this new business attribute will help our friends in the LGBTQQIA community.”
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