She peed in an Amsterdam alley, then waged a 9-year battle for 'urination equality'

Geerte Piening never planned to become the face of "urination equality" in Amsterdam. But nearly a decade after her fine for public urination sparked a national protest movement, city officials are installing new, accessible public bathrooms — the kind you can use sitting down.

She peed in an Amsterdam alley, then waged a 9-year battle for 'urination equality'
Portrait of a smiling woman with short blonde hair and freckles standing in front of a field

Geerte Piening never planned to become the face of "urination equality" in Amsterdam. But nearly a decade after her fine for public urination sparked a national protest movement, city officials are installing new, accessible public bathrooms — the kind you can use sitting down.