LGBTQ Groups Push Cuomo on Gender-Neutral Public Bathrooms

LGBTQ Groups Push Cuomo on Gender-Neutral Public Bathrooms

Under the “Gender-neutral bathrooms” bill or A.5240/S.6479, restaurants, bars, schools, colleges, and other public spaces are required to remove sex-segregated signage like “male” and “female” from single-occupancy restrooms. This legislation is another move to end discrimination and harassment against trans and non-binary people in public restrooms.

This seems like a good idea, especially as it would ensure both bathrooms are fully used to their maximum level. No more waiting in line if the men's room is busy but the women's room is free. Honestly, I think gendered restrooms are kind of a silly throwback to the puritan era. 

One Year Ago During the Week of December 22

Last year …

On Tuesday 12/24/19 we had mostly sunny 🌞 with high of 42 and a low of 25, which is nine degrees above normal.

On Wednesday 12/25/19 we had partly cloudy 🌀 with high of 39 and a low of 20, which is six degrees above normal.

On Thursday 12/26/19 we had mostly cloudy πŸŒ₯ and rain showers 🌦 with high of 41 and a low of 27, which is eight degrees above normal.

On Friday 12/27/19 we had cloudy ☁ but mild weather with some rain showers 🌦 and a high of 48 and a low of 40, which is 16 degrees above normal.

On Saturday 12/28/19 we had partly cloudy skies 🌀 and rain showers 🌦 with high of 44 and a low of 27, which is 12 degrees above normal.

On Sunday 12/29/19 we had rain 🌧 with high of 41 and a low of 26, which is nine degrees above normal.

On Monday 12/30/19 we had drizzle 🌧 with high of 39 and a low of 34, which is seven degrees above normal.

Another day

Greenpeace sues Walmart, claiming it lies about plastic being recyclable – CBS News

Greenpeace sues Walmart, claiming it lies about plastic being recyclable – CBS News

Now, Greenpeace is going after Walmart, saying America's biggest retailer is misleading shoppers about its plastic products being recyclable instead of trying to sell less of the stuff.

In a lawsuit filed last week in California state court, Greenpeace eviscerates a variety of plastic items sold under Walmart's private labels. These items, which range from applesauce containers to fruit cups to plastic cups and cutlery, "are advertised, marketed and sold as recyclable," the lawsuit says, but most recycling facilities don't accept or can't process these items and there are no markets to reuse them, according to the suit. This mislabeling of products breaks California laws regarding false advertising and environmental marketing, Greenpeace contends.

 

December 22, 2020 Morning

Good morning! Happy Days, They’re getting are Getting Longer β˜€οΈ! Next Tuesday is Cold Moon πŸŒ•. Mostly cloudy and 27 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ Calm wind. There are 15 inches of snow on the ground. β˜ƒ ️Things will start to thaw out at around 10 am. 🌑️

Today will have patchy fog before 10am. Patchy freezing fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy β›… , with a high of 38 degrees at 1pm. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical day around December 10th. Light west wind becoming northwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. A year ago, we had cloudy skies in the morning, which became light snow by afternoon. The high last year was 34 degrees. The record high of 60 was set in 1990. 12.3 inches of snow fell back in 1969.❄

Solar noon 🌞 is at 11:55 am with sun having an altitude of 23.9Β° from the due south horizon (-46.9Β° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 13.5 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour πŸ… starts at 3:41 pm with the sun in the southwest (230Β°). πŸ“Έ The sunset is in the west-southwest (238Β°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 4:26 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 25 seconds with dusk around 4:57 pm, which is 31 seconds later than yesterday. πŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the Waxing Gibbous πŸŒ” Moon in the southeast (146Β°) at an altitude of 42Β° from the horizon, 250,677 miles away. πŸš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 5:34 pm. At sunset, look for partly cloudy skies πŸŒƒ and temperatures around 36 degrees. There will be a west-northwest breeze at 14 mph. Today will have 9 hours and 3 minutes of daytime, an increase of 3 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be partly cloudy 🌀, with a low of 22 degrees at 5am. Three degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around December 14th. Maximum wind chill around 14 at 6am; Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph. In 2019, we had light snow in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 18 degrees. The record low of -12 occurred back in 1955.

After the rain on Christmas Eve and snow 🌨 on Christmas, cold but sunny for the weekend. 😎 Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Typical average high for the weekend is 33 degrees.

As previously noted, next Tuesday is Cold Moon πŸŒ• when the sun will be setting at 4:30 pm with dusk at 5:02 pm. On that day in 2019, we had rain and temperatures between 41 and 26 degrees. Typically, the high temperature is 32 degrees. We hit a record high of 71 back in 1984.

Snowman ????