Do any of you still use the girls bathroom?

[Nemo]

I stopped using the ladies' room after officially going full-time (changing my name) - I saw that as part of the RLE, so didn't make sense for me otherwise living as male to still nip into the women's. Apart from the church I've been going to for years, although as time went on I felt more and more out of place in there - not to mention low since pre-T I wasn't getting any weird looks from the girls in there -_- Pretty sure I would now, though...

And yes, in my experience the men's are cleaner. Some stink more due to the urinals, although the ones at work have freshener blocks to stave off the smell. My big issue with some of them is the lack of lock on the door - or lack of door full stop; must remember to bring snee-kee with me when going out..

[Ryno]

I think the last time I've used a women's washroom was in April when I went t a lesbian film festival wit my ex... I passed as a lesbian quite easily and seeing as they don't like men going on particular days I just used the women's.

I just feel extremely awkward in the women's. Always have, but regardless, now I not only feel out of place but I look it too. I'm not on T but somehow I can pass extremely well. The thing I like about the men's is that there's absolutely no talking. My voice is the least passable thing about me so it makes it the easiest place to pass 100%.

[hwytoaster]

Sometimes I have to... Because this is a small town and I shop at the same places, so, people know I'm "supposed" to go into the women's room.

[rexyrex]

nope not anymore, ever since i get weird looks or people saying this is the woman's rooms i started using the mens and im pre-everything and i don't always pack. and if u pass most of the time like u said and getting weird looks in the ladys i think it time for you to use the men.

and i do agree with what most people say about the cleanness and the smell, also guys dont go in there to social/hang about unlike the ladys, men just go in do what they need to go for and then out again no talking or any eye contact.

[Hazard "AJ"]

I stoped useing the ladys when i was about 17 im now 23 but i rarely use public bathrooms anyways not cuz of any passing stuff just cuz there durty as ->-bleeped-<-.. but when im that much in need for a piss and no 2 then i use the mens. When i was about 17 years of age i walked into the ladys and a women starting yelling for me to get out.  was funny. i never used a packer or a binder and still got kicked out this was before i even told anyone i was trans. lol.. but now i use the mens and dont get anyone look or ask or anythink i just do my business and move on lol

[N.Chaos]

I can't. I tried a few months ago for whatever reason, and absolutely panicked. Felt like I was gonna puke, ran across the hall to the men's room and pissed fine.

[Mr.Rainey]

Guys rooms in my experiance are cleaner. Guys just go in, pee and leave but girls seem to cake makeup all over and pee on the seats. We also have the added advantage of standing up so there is even less ick factor.

[Darth_Taco]

I'm still only living as part-time (mostly to ->-bleeped-<- with people >:'D), but I use both restrooms whenever I actually use public restrooms. Everyone has already spoken about the disgustingness of women's restrooms (which I still have nightmares about ;_;...), but nobody's mentioned the last reasons those things are a bacteria playground. Women tend to be the ones who change the diapers and take kids into the bathroom with them. So yeah, combine periods and squatting with diaper changing and small kids having accidents, and you get janitors who cry themselves to sleep at night.

[xander]

I find men's rooms much more disgusting.

I use men's rooms 99% of the time.  I only use the ladies at this nightclub that I'm a regular at.
Simply because so many people there have known me for years and I don't care to out myself to them. It sucks but I'd rather piss in the ladies than get bashed.

[LordKAT]

I'm a glorified traveling janitor. Which restroom is worst depends on the environment the restroom is in.

As to which I use, whichever is closest as do all the guys I work with since we are normally the only ones in the building.  In public I have to use the men's, face fur gives you away and I found out long ago before T that women are vicious when it comes to guarding 'their' bathroom..

[Devyn]

I stopped using the girls bathroom in 6th grade before I even passed as male. I just held it in until I got home or something. I've used the mens bathroom twice since I started passing (about a year ago) and if I absolutely HAVE to piss in public, I will try to find a family/unisex bathroom. The only reason I don't use the guys bathroom often is because I'm terrified of being outed.

[Kentrie]

I try not to use public bathrooms but when I have to go, I use a unisex or a single room bathroom. I can't pee in womens or mens stall bathrooms.

[JPurcell]

I don't think we have unisex bathrooms around here but I always always always get stared at in the girls rooms. Girls rooms are very dirty and I'm cautious anyway so I'm going to start using the guys room and save the hassle of being stared at in college on tuesday.

Do you guys have your professors (or employers) refer to you by your chosen name? Or do they call you what they want? All of my profs call me Jacqueline and I don't think they'd understand if I told them to call me Jacq.

[wheat thins are delicious]

Do you guys have your professors (or employers) refer to you by your chosen name? Or do they call you what they want? All of my profs call me Jacqueline and I don't think they'd understand if I told them to call me Jacq.

Just tell them what you want to be called, through email or in person.  They may be more understanding than you think. 

[Dominick_81]

I use the womens restroom. I don't have the confidence yet to use the mens room. I've been in the mens room a couple of times but when no one is in there. Whenever I go in the womens restroom I always put my head down and don't make eye contact with anyone b/c I feel embarrassed, especially when there's a cute girl in there, it's uncomfortable.

[BMXJake]

I'm OCD and a major hypochondriac... men's restrooms, in general, are about 3x cleaner than women's.

I second this, after High School, I've learned many women who use public restrooms are pigs. (Sorry ladies)
The worst I think you'll find in the mens' is some kid will think it's funny to crap in a urinal.

Anyway, I still use the women's. I'm becoming more and more uneasy about it. I think once I start binding I might have to use the mens, but I really want to stp and I'm not really "there" yet as far as my skill level, haha.

My concern is, what happens when I'm in transition, and I don't pass enough to use the mens, but pass too much to use the womens?

[Vincent E.S.]

If there is a high chance of me being seen going into/out of the men's bathroom by someone I'm not out to and it matters(family), then I'll use the women's.

If I'm in a hurry, I use whichever has the shortest line.

If neither of the above is true, I'll use the men's.

Most of the time, though, I avoid public restrooms just for the ick and idiot factor. I have actually been diagnosed with OCD, but that's not why I find them disgusting. I haven't used a bathroom at school for 8 years. I have found that men's restrooms tend to be cleaner. I bind every day, but I've never packed or used an STP of any sort; I just go in the stall, but I'm never worried about not passing because I just walk in with a bored/nonchalant expression/walk and do my business without looking anywhere or saying anything. No one's ever given me crap about going in either bathroom.

[TheAwesomePrussia]

Well....can't say much for cleanliness in university men's rooms...I rarely use the restrooms on-campus....but if I do use them, I always use the men's.
The thought of walking into a women's room just gives me an awkward feeling. I do not belong there. (not to mention, living full time, if a single one of my classmates saw me, I'd be a dead man)
I'm not on T yet, but I pass pretty well. If nothing else, I come of neutral, so often people feel like they finally have an answer when I walk into the men's room. (so said a random Homestucker at AWA xD)

But generally the men's rooms anywhere else are just fine. Cleaner actually, mostly because guys don't do much in there. If you feel self conscious, get an stp (you can make one with a medicine spoon that works pretty damn well). It doesn't do anything for you appearance-wise, but it'll make you feel a lot more confident.

[GentlemanRDP]

men's restrooms, in general, are about 3x cleaner than women's.

Considering that I work in a retail store and clean the bathrooms often, this is COMPLETELY true of my store at least. It's surprising.

Anyway, I can't use the men's room yet, I don't pass yet, sadly.

[Hayzer12]

I only use the females restroom when I feel that I don't pass.. which isn't very often

In fact, when I go to places where you have to get the keys, I'm always given the male key without asking for it. So most of the time I just have to use the mens, which is fine with me LOL