Out In The Open

'I'm not an animal': Where to go when you're homeless

Homeless people in Toronto talk about the challenges they've faced finding and using public bathrooms
It can be challenging for those who are homeless to find a place to use the washroom. (Pedro Ribeiro Simões)

Everyone knows it can be challenging to find a place to go when you're out and about.

Homeless people have to navigate that problem everyday.

Margaret, who hasn't been homeless in four years, says many assume homeless people are using the bathroom to use drugs and therefore are denied entry and forced to go in back alleys.

Chatty Campbell, a homeless man in Toronto, believes public washrooms are an essential service, just like the subway. Moreover, he thinks all subway stations should be equipped with public washrooms.