An extended version of this post by PLR appears here in the March/April 2017 issue of the progressive politics and culture magazine Briarpatch. There is a new washroom just off a first floor common at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and it interestingly figures in the ongoing student protests on South African university campuses. Formerly men only, this washroom distinguishes itself because of who may use it. This washroom is on UCT’s upper campus overlooking the Cape Flats