LGOIMA Request Details: LG2407

Thank you for your email and for taking the time to get in touch with us regarding changing and shower facilities at the Makino Aquatic Centre. 

Below is an outline of the facilities we provide and how they are currently managed:  

1. Do we provide single-sex changing rooms and showers? 
Yes. We have male and female changing rooms with shower facilities in the main pool hall off the 25m pool, as well as male and female changing rooms in the Learn to Swim pool area. 

2. Do we provide mixed-sex changing rooms? 
We do not have mixed-sex changing rooms in the traditional sense. However, we do provide three family/accessible change rooms, which are private, self-contained spaces available to all users regardless of sex or gender. 

3. Which facilities do you allow trans-identifying males to use? 
At the Makino Aquatic Centre we do not have a specific policy that restricts access to changing rooms based on gender identity. As with many public facilities, we expect all visitors to use the changing space they feel most comfortable in. We also provide private family/accessible change rooms for anyone who prefers a more private option. 

4. What does the changing room signage say? 
Our signage designates the main changing rooms as Male and Female, and the additional rooms as Family/Accessible. These rooms are not sex-segregated and can be used by anyone who requires additional privacy. 

5. What options exist for people who do not wish to use the facility that matches their sex? 
The family/accessible change rooms provide private, individual spaces that can be used by anyone — whether for privacy, personal preference, or other reasons. These serve as an alternative to the main single-sex change rooms.