Should the State of Minnesota put a plaque on a certain Minneapolis airport men’s room stall?
’Memorial Toilet’ Proposed In London For Gay Playwright
[Joe] Orton, celebrated in the 1987 film “Prick Up Your Ears”, wrote a series of popular but controversial plays, including “Loot”, “What the Butler Saw” and “Entertaining Mr Sloane”.
In the era of “Swinging London”, he was also known for his clandestine gay trysts in public toilets in and around his home in Islington…
Islington Council’s deputy leader Terry Stacy admitted more public conveniences were needed as the area was popular with pub- and club-goers, but said naming them after Orton was a step too far.
“I would only support a blue plaque on a toilet if something worth commemorating happened there, and I doubt there is a toilet in the country that can lay claim to that,” he said.
Hmm.