[Tagging] Better term for unisex

[Zeke Farwell]

The proposal currently states:

> Meaning of the unisex <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:unisex>=yes
> is currently unclear:
>
>    - gender neutral facility (as the "unisex" term in English); or
>    - facility that accessible for men and women, either segregated or not.
>
> I do not understand what is unclear.  The term unisex is well understood
among English speakers to mean "gender neutral".  Unisex never refers to a
gender segregated facility.  A tag gender=unisex meaning "gender neutral"
would be perfectly clear.  gender=mixed would probably be understood, but
"mixed gender" is not a commonly used phrase so it would probably have more
potential for mis-interpretation.  gender=neutral would probably be more
widely understood, but again, I don't see the issue with gender=unisex.


On Thu, Oct 6, 2022 at 4:16 AM martianfreeloader <
martianfreeloader at posteo.net> wrote:

> That's already in use in the same proposal.
>
> gender=any - all genders allowed, unknown if there is segregation
> gender=segregated - all genders allowed, genders segregated
> gender=unisex - all genders allowed, no gender segregation
>
> I was wondering if we can replace gender=unisex by something which has
> the same meaning. Currently, gender=mixed is used instead.
>
>
> On 06/10/2022 00:42, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
> > gender=any?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Graeme
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 5 Oct 2022 at 21:21, martianfreeloader
> > <martianfreeloader at posteo.net <mailto:martianfreeloader at posteo.net>>
> wrote:
> >
> >     In the discussion of the Gender proposal, I noted that I find it
> >     strange
> >     to use the term "unisex" for "gender-neutral" or "all-gender" (as sex
> >     and gender are different properties).
> >
> >     Proposal:
> >     https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Gender
> >     <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Gender>
> >
> >     My suggestion was to use gender=mixed instead of gender=unisex.
> >     However,
> >     the question was raised whether the meaning of gender=mixed is still
> >     easily understood if the feature can only be used by one person at
> the
> >     time. I think the answer is yes. But if people disagree, it would be
> >     great if they raise their concerns before voting starts.
> >
> >     Any comments?
> >
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