One reason for separate men's and women's facilities is women's perception that men leave the facility less hygenic than they found it. (Don't know where they got that idea.) Since Porta-Potties are not that great anyway in terms of cleanliness and odor, making them all gender-neutral solves the problem easily without offending anyone's sensibilities any more than the Porta-Potty already offends them.

1. There are never enough port o potties.

2. Aren't they all gender neutral. I have never seen port o potties at outdoor events designated male or female. It is always first come-stand in line.

I've read that in Germany, some places (and some peoples' homes) require men to sit to use the bathroom. My response to that is, "Sitzpinklen? Nie! Ich bin keine Frau!"

The only reason you think it's funny is because you've never stood in line for 25 minutes listening to women scream at their potty-shy toddlers while the guy you're at the show with whizzes in and out of the mens' room in under five.

It's not funny.

It doesn't rise to the level of federal legal intervention--quilt shows manage to turn convention center men's rooms into temporary ladies' rooms without the insistance of Congress--but it's not funny.

These are PORTA POTTIES -- not men's rooms and women's room.

Since all porta potties are single-holers, only a moron would designate them "bouys" and "gulls" (or whatever cutsie lable you want for men and women). So where is the gender discrimination? (Or are Democrats morons?)

At fairs and such around here, there are multiple-holed porta-potty trailers, one for men and one for women. So maybe they're not single-holers.

No matter how they are designated, there won't be enough of them.

Obama....Redistributing our pee and poo!

Let's see just how well his new staff deals with this?

Bloggers...you are on standby. New York Times...Make it work!

This is a test.

Next test in 12 hours.

It doesn't matter if there are only men going to the Inauguration: 5,000 loos for 1-2 million potential folks is a disaster.

At least it will cold enough that it won't smell so bad.

When there's a line behind you, don't waste time on non-essentials such as combing one's hair.

It's an ancient, but never outdated, social tool called consideration. No law required.

Split the difference and say 1.5 million people. Guess that everybody needs to go twice in 8 hours. Then each visit has to spend 75 seconds or less: men, women or diaper changes.
I don't even want to think about how long the lines will really be--long enough for people to start using trees is my guess. Pity the cleanup crew the next day, armed with pooper scoopers and clothespins on their noses.
Having public building toilets available helps a little, but the number available is limited to the perimeter of the crowd area: a few dozen buildings with a few dozen toilets each? You could try to break up the crowds into lots of video venues around the city--that'd be easier to provide services for.