This bathroom sign doesn't care about gender, as long as you wash your hands

Hygiene should be your number one bathroom priority, people.
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Johnny Lieu
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There's plenty of ugliness surrounding the fight for trans people to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity, so we're glad at least one place has its priorities right.

The Regent Theatre in Dunedin, New Zealand has installed a sign in front of its two unisex restrooms, indicating that it's for use by females, males, non-gender specific people, those with disabilities, and er, aliens.

What it's trying to say is, it doesn't matter who you are, just so long you do one thing: Wash your freakin' hands when you're finished up.

The Regent Theatre's marketing manager Hannah Molloy told One News they put up the signs last Friday, following an idea from director Sarah Anderson.

"The point was making it really obvious that there is a restroom for everybody," Molloy told the news outlet.

"Coming to see performing arts should be a fun, exciting, magical experience. It's taking any pressure points off for people, making sure people have an enjoyable time."

Because, people, hygiene should be your number one bathroom priority, and not making others feel unwelcome.

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Mashable Australia's Web Culture Reporter.Reach out to me on Twitter at @Johnny_Lieu or via email at jlieu [at] mashable.com

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