The DC Trans coalition asked Starbucks to comply with local regulations requiring equal access to restrooms for transgender and gender non-confirming people and the bathrooms are now gender free.  As reported by The Bilerico Project:

“In 2006, the D.C. Human Rights Act was amended to include gender identity as a protected class under the law. Nearly four years ago, the D.C. Council passed regulations ensuring that public accommodations–including public restrooms–were truly equally accessible to trans people. According to the law, District businesses must “allow individuals the right to use gender-specific restrooms and other gender-specific facilities such as dressing rooms, homeless shelters, and group homes that are consistent with their gender identity or expression.”

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