Public support for gender -neutral toilets has decreased, research suggests.
A poll has shown that only one in three people (32 percent) think that public buildings must have shared bathrooms that can be used by anyone, as well as individual facilities for men and women.
And barely one in 20 (five percent) thinks that only gender -neutral toilets have to be offered, decrease from nine percent five years ago.
Yougov's survey, on the other hand, found record support (59 percent) for buildings with only separate toilets of one gender and an increase of 50 percent two years ago.
The poll of the tracker also discovered that fewer people feel at ease when using gender -neutral toilets in public places such as shopping centers, restaurants or theaters.
Only four in ten (41 percent) said they liked them, while 50 percent were not.
Less than six years ago, the opposite was true, with 49 percent for and 42 percent against it.
After a fightingback by campaigners against gender ideology that led to the previous government of Tory Government, all new public buildings must have toilets with one gender.
Barely one in 20 (five percent) believes that only gender neutral toilets should be offered, decrease of nine percent five years ago (stock image)
A poll has shown that only one in three people (32 percent) think that public buildings must have shared bathrooms that everyone can use (stock image)
Helen Joyce, of the charity of women's rights, said: 'Women and girls have never been at ease to share toilets with men, and most have clearly felt unsafe.
'But in recent years the pressure has been built up for women to ignore their own needs and preferences and to accept gender -neutral facilities to demonstrate' inclusiveness'.
'Women fought for the first time for toilets with one sex in the Victorian era to protect themselves against violence, abuse and intimidation by men in mixed facilities.
“There are still the same risks today. The shift in public opinion reflects a greater consciousness of the issue and a growing willingness to reject women and men-to-emotional blackmail and to express their genuine concerns about the loss of single-sex spaces. '
