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Village Hall In Northern Westchester Becomes First In State To Install Gender-Neutral Signage Village Hall In Northern Westchester Becomes First In State To Install Gender-Neutral Signage
Village Hall In Northern Westchester Becomes First In State To Install Gender-Neutral Signage A village in Northern Westchester has become the first municipality in the state to install gender-neutral signage in all its facilities. The idea came at an Ossining Documentary and Discussion Series program, when “it occurred to Mayor Victoria Gearity  that the Village may have a role to play in improving the lives of transgender and gender neutral people," the village said. The policy for single-person bathrooms was proposed last month, and unanimously approved by the Village Board on July 18. According to officials, “The Village of Ossining has long considered itself a model of di…

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by Zak Failla
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This Area Village Proposes 'Gender Neutral' Bathrooms This Area Village Proposes 'Gender Neutral' Bathrooms
This Area Village Proposes 'Gender Neutral' Bathrooms Is it progressive thinking, or a sign of the times?  Ossining Mayor Victoria Gearity proposed that the Village of Ossining become the first community in the state to adopt "gender neutral" signage for all public restrooms.  If the policy is approved, a single-occupant bathroom in Village Hall may be the first public government building in the region -- and possibly the state -- to have a gender-neutral bathroom. "All are welcome in Ossining,” Gearity said. The proposal calls for only single occupant bathrooms to be declared gender-neutral.  In the New York Assembly, there …

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by Jon Craig