The city of Philadelphia keeps standing up for diversity.

On Thursday, Mayor Michael Nutter signed into law a bill which requires all the single-occupancy bathrooms in the city to be designated as gender neutral.

This legislation requires all privately-owned establishments that serve the public to replace gender specific signage designating male or female on single-occupancy bathrooms with gender-neutral signage by January 20. This new law does not apply to multi-stall or multi-occupant bathrooms.

“Philadelphia is a world-class, welcoming city that proudly celebrates the diversity of our residents and communities. Our inclusive practices and commitment to equality makes our city truly great and a leader on LGBT issues,” said Nutter.  “This legislation expands and strengthens gender-identity protections and is an important step in support of our LGBT community, especially our transgender community members.  I am proud that Philadelphia is one of the largest cities in the nation to implement this kind of policy and I want to thank Councilman Squilla for introducing this bill on our administration’s behalf.”

Any violation of the law should be reported to Philly311 or the Mayor’s Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Affairs. It can be also reported via Twitter (to the account @Philly311 using the hashtag #freetoPH ); while discriminatory practices should be reported to the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations.

“This simple bathroom sign change represents a larger moment and movement of education, understanding and cultural growth throughout Philadelphia. It is our goal to avoid issuing fines for violating this bill and instead seize the opportunity to work with noncompliant businesses to build understanding, awareness and allies for these historically underserved, unseen communities that face high rates of violence and discrimination,” said Nellie Fitzpatrick, director of the Mayor’s Office of LGBT Affairs.  “The Office of LGBT Affairs is proud to lead the effort to educate business owners, managers and employees on ways to create safe, inclusive and affirming spaces for trans-identified people that go beyond bathrooms.”

The Office of LGBT Affairs has created a map which marks gender neutral bathrooms in the city. You can check it in here.