Why can't we live in a civilized society? Arguing about restrooms? Geez!!!
GLB people have been dealing with this for years. Butch women get harrassed for using the woman's rest room, and Gays get bashed in the men's for looking/acting too femme. It still goes on. Bottom line for is, that if someone is not misbehaving, or bothering you or someone else, than who the hell cares?
My biggest concern is that when I go into a stall, that the seat is not soaking wet. And yes, some women get the seat wet too, and don't clean up after themselves, the pigs.
My own personal feeling, is that if someone walks into the restroom while I am in there, and does not bother me, than I don't care. In the past, I have run across dudes that were transitioning, and still afraid of using the men's room. So, whereas I might have said something in the past, now I realize that maybe this guy needs a break. Same would hold true for anyone else -- CD, TS, T, whatever. If you behave yourself, I could care less where you pee, as long as you are clean.
I drive for a living. I have to use public restrooms all day. When I am at work, I wear a sweatshirt for warmth, jeans, a jacket, and boots. So do 99% of all other drivers regardless of gender or sex. Every so often, I get a double-take thrown my way when another woman walks into the restroom with me. I just smile, and say something polite. I don't take their reaction personally, because it is not their fault. It is the fault of this society, that brain-washes people into believing that women and men should dress differently, behave differently, and work different jobs.
As an uneducated worker, I make way more $$$ driving than I would doing "women's work."
Besides, I don't like the idear of sitting in an office all day. I did that for 15 years, and I hated it, and I made no $$$. So, when I am working, I wear comfortable, loose, durable clothing, and I do not look cute. I am working, and it is not my objective to look cute. My onjective is to get the work done. So, sometimes it confuses other women when I use the restroom. Not my problem.
To Taylor: I understand your concern for women's space, and I applaud your for your interest, but....I long for the day when we break down those barriers, and judge people based on who they are, not how they look -- how they behave, not whether they are conforming to some set of rules or regulations.
My worry about some guy that wanted to rape, attack or peep me would not be directed toward some guy in a dress -- that guy is probably more terrified of me, than I him. No, as a woman that has been assaulted, I worry about the guy that I do NOT see coming at me. The "normal-looking" guys that you ignore until it is too late.
