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From YouTube: KCMO unveils All Gender Restrooms
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KCMO unveils All Gender Restrooms
A
All
right,
good
morning,
everybody,
I
am
quentin
lucas,
mayor
of
kansas
city.
It
is
an
honor
to
be
with
us
today,
as
we
continue
our
strong
efforts
to
stand
up
for
all
kansas
cities
over
recent
months,
the
lgbtq
commission
in
kansas
city,
working
with
so
many
of
our
allies
in
the
community.
So
many
folks
in
the
community
who
just
seek
recognition,
has
worked
hard
to
make
sure
that
kansas
city
is
more
equitable.
Kansas
city
looks
after
all,
and
today's
announcement
signing
and
discussion
relates
to
that
with
all
gender
bathrooms
in
kansas
city's
facilities.
A
This
is
about
welcoming
this
is
about
acceptance.
This
is
about
a
future
of
kansas
city
that
is
open
to
all,
and
that's
why
we
are
so
excited
to
not
just
talk
about
the
changes
that
we
are
making
but
to
show
you
and
to
show
all
local
governments
in
missouri
and
kansas
and
in
our
country
that
you
can
make
these
changes.
It
is
not
something
that
you
need
to
hold
back.
Do
more
research
on
all
of
that.
It's
something
that
frankly,
is
past
time.
B
This
policy
that
we
will
be
enacting
today
is
a
small
but
important
step
to
ensure
that
we
are
creating
a
supportive
and
inclusive
environment
for
all
people
in
kansas
city,
effective
today,
anyone
at
any
public
facility
will
be
able
to
use
the
restroom
that
matches
their
gender
expression.
This
is
a
small
but
crucial
way
for
us
to
make
sure
that
people
feel
safe
and
comfortable
and
competent
in
their
own
skin
and
in
public
areas
in
public
spaces.
B
I
also
want
to
give
thanks
to
our
lgbtq
commission,
our
new
lgbtq
commission,
for
pushing
forward
on
new
progressive
changes
and
policies
to
make
sure
that
we're
meeting
the
needs
of
all
of
our
diverse
people
across
the
city.
We've
had
a
lot
of
other
opportunities
and
achievements
here,
we're
working
on
a
lot
of
different
things
related
to
diversity
and
equity,
we're
in
the
process
of
hiring
our
city's
first
chief
equity
officer.
We've
made
some
incredible
improvements
already
in
our
human
resources
department,
with
some
restructuring
and
expansion.
B
We
had
a
lot
of
success
with
our
fire
union
contract,
making
changes
to
make
sure
that
we're
creating
a
work
environment.
That's
supportive
and
inclusive
of
all
people
in
our
own
fire
department.
We've
got
more
changes
and
improvements
to
come.
We're
looking
forward
to
working
with
everyone
on
all
that
with
that
I'll
introduce
councilwoman,
yes,
councilwoman
bill.
C
C
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor
city
manager,
my
colleague
councilman
bunch
who's,
not
here
with
us
today,
but
is
here
with
us
in
spirit
the
lgbtq
commission,
justice
horn,
who
will
you
will
hear
from
in
a
few
minutes
and
casey
proud
our
employee-based
organization
yeah?
I
was
actually
at
the
pcie
airport
yesterday
and
we
got
to
see
some
of
the
beginnings
of
what
will
be
our
all-gender,
bathroom
and
and
you've
heard
this
several
times.
C
The
small
steps
that
we
can
make
to
create
a
safe
place
for
kansas
city
and
also
we're
not
just
doing
the
all
gender
bathrooms,
but
we're
also
providing
personal
hygiene
projects
in
those
restrooms.
We're
taking
other
steps
to
just
create
a
more
welcoming
atmosphere
for
all
of
kansas
city.
And
so
thank
you
so
much
for
being
here,
and
I
will
next
turn
it
over
to
justice.
Horn.
D
D
We
wanted
to
advise
the
elected
leaders
here
in
this
building
to
further
advocate
and
they've
really
taken
that
baton
and
ran
with
it.
I
just
want
to
thank
all
of
them
for
continuing
to
advocate
for
the
lgbtq
community
here
in
kansas
city
and
for
doing
much
more
than
pride
flags
and
symbol,
symbolistic
gestures,
which
is
important
for
a
community
that
hasn't
seen,
visibility
and
recognition
for
a
while.
But
I
think
it's
important
that
we
take
this
step
as
a
city,
especially
city
in
the
midwest
and
historically
bible
belt.
D
A
Thank
you.
This
has
been
a
conversation
for
years,
nationally,
statewide
and
even
in
this
city.
I
think
that
there
are
a
few
things
that
are
important
changes
as
to
how
it
actually
progressed
so
very
quickly.
One
was
the
commitment
of
elected
officials
here
in
kansas
city,
councilwoman,
boone,
councilman,
bunch
myself.
The
entire
city
council
have
said
that
this
is
something
that
is
important
for
us
and
made
clear
to
the
city
manager
that
this
is
the
sort
of
thing
we
wanted
to
see
done.
A
I
don't
think
it's
accidental
that
we
have
one
of
our
largest
infrastructure
investments
in
the
kci
airport
new
terminal
occurring
right
now.
We
wanted
to
make
sure
that
this
was
contemporaneous
with
that
new
terminal
project,
as
well
as
significant
expenditures,
citywide
and
improving
facilities.
I
think
another
thing:
there
are
two
other
things
that
I'll
note
that
have
changed.
Importantly,
one
is
that
we
have
a
new
city
manager.
A
I
know
he's
now
been
here,
probably
for
seven
months
or
so
so
he
may
not
feel
as
new,
but
if
brian
platt
is
someone
who
is
committed
to
getting
things
done,
particularly
when
he
hears
from
mayor
and
council
how
important
it
is
for
all
of
us,
but
the
final
in
many
ways,
most
important
factor
is
the
involvement
of
members
of
the
public.
We
have
the
lgbt
lgbtq
commission
now
in
kansas
city,
but
most
importantly,
it's
not
just
the
commission.
A
It's
everybody,
they've
worked
with
it's
everybody
they've
reached
out
to
the
reason
we
create
commissions
is
not
so
that
we
can
just
look
at
each
other
at
city
hall
and
talk
about
issues
and
challenges
it's
instead,
so
that
we
can
do
a
better
job
of
receiving
feedback
from
kansas
cities.
We
have
heard
by
and
large,
from
lots
of
kansas
cities
that
we
shouldn't
perpetuate
discrimination
in
our
facilities.
A
We
should
make
sure
that
everyone
is
welcome,
and
I
appreciate
the
commission
for
making
sure
the
voices
of
the
public
were
heard
in
this
situation,
and
so
I
think
this
is
one
of
those
almost
rare
times
in
government
where
speed
is
is
created
by
the
fact
that
you
had
an
administration
working
well
with
elected
officials
working
well
with
public
representatives
and
the
public
itself
to
say
we
can
do
better
and
now
is
the
time
to
make
sure
we're
doing
that
better
type
of
stuff
for
kansas
city
councilman.
Do
you
have
anything
to
say.
C
I
will
just
say
briefly
that
these
conversations
started
at
the
beginning
of
the
year.
We
worked
with
organizations
even
before
the
lgbtq
commission
was
in
place
and
once
they
once
the
lgbtq
commission
was
formed,
we
entered
had
introduced
the
resolution
and
or
ordinance
and
and
kind
of
held
back
and
said.
This
is
something
that
they
need
to
comment
on
and
so
in
in.
In
some
instances
we
had
done
a
lot
of
the
work
before
this
ordinance
was
introduced,
and
so
I
think
that's
why
it
went
through
rather
smoothly
we
did.