So I'm going to be sporting my binder and cornrows with a hat at the beach next week. Can I use the men's bathrooms? Anyone ever done it?
I've never done it, but I can't pass in the least so I haven't tried.
I suppose it depends on how well you pass.
AS long as you pass then you should be fine. Even if your just passing a little, it's fine. You just go in, do what you need to, then get out. No one will even notice. when I was at the beach, my mom even told me to go in the mens to get my bro cause I look like a guy and she is against me being trans.
Alright good! Well as long as I'm feeling confident in myself I'll go in a men's stall and do my thing.
Of course you CAN do it. It's just whether or not you are confident enough to :D
Haha true. Well I'm thinking I will do it! >:-)
Just do it! I've been using them exclusively since the beginning of the year and it's been a bit of an anticlimax if anything. No one even bats an eye, it's just about walking in like you already belong there.
Good advice. And glad to know you've been there and done that!
Yep, it's easy, nobody cares. I've been doing it for 3 months now.
I think, judging by yr avatar, that you'd look a lot more out of place in the ladies room! And pls post pics of yr cornrows, awesome.
Haha... I'm not sure how the cornrows will look. But it's the best solution I can find to not having a "guy" haircut yet. I'm more of the "pretty boy" type haha so I guess we'll see how it looks. I'm taking plenty of hats in case it's awful!
yeah, I've done it many times ^.^ a lot of the time, also, if you aren't completely confident in whether or not you're passing, people in a restroom are afraid to confront you about it. Not to mention, the level of social interaction in there is pretty low to begin with lol. Go for it, I think it will go just fine.
Haha alright thanks. I didn't figure there would be a whole lot of talking. Most guys just want to go in there, do their business and get back to whatever it is they were doing.
I've been going in the mens for over a year and before I even was passing 100% it's not a big deal at all.
Good! I want be using a pack and pee or anything like that. So I should be perfectly fine going to a stall. I would be a bit nervous if I were actually trying the stand up with a pack n' pee.
Before you use a men's restroom with a stp, practice! I use the men's room all the time, it just feels so much more natural, even though I was kinda nervous at first, no one really gives anyone a second thought in there unless you make it obvious that you're nervous or something.
If the stalls don't have doors, will that mess with you?
Even so, you might have more of a problem if you use the women's. That is, the women there might have a problem...
If the bathroom doesn't have a door how would I use the restroom? Haha you're making me nervous now.
Because of sex and drugs a huge number of public mens restrooms (and even womens rooms in a lot of clubs) have no doors anymore.
And pay attention, for a number of reasons bathrooms are the one place that don't have cameras in them. Out of sight, out of mind.
Quote from: Caleb on June 20, 2010, 01:19:01 PMIf the bathroom doesn't have a door how would I use the restroom? Haha you're making me nervous now.
What Tekla says. It sucks, but there it is.
The first time I went to a CMG bonfire at the beach, I drove to the location ahead of time and checked out the restroom situation. I figured that if the stalls had doors, I was good to go. If they didn't, I would have to leave early if I felt the urge to pee.
There are lots of stall-less bathrooms around. I see them mostly at beaches, parks, and bars. But I'm sure those aren't the only places...
I guess if I walk in and there are no doors I'll just pretend I wanted to wash my hands or something. Hopefully I don't come up on this though.
If it's not crowded, if you can get your pants up and down quickly the no-doors stalls are fine. Just wait till there's nobody in front of the stall, pull your pants down to about mid-thigh, sit down quickly, lean forward and fold your arms across your legs - in that position nobody could see anything even if they were looking, which they aren't.
True... could do that too. Haha I'm gonna laugh on the inside if I walk in there and there are no doors. I leave tomorrow for the beach, I'll have to let you guys know how my first men's public restroom encounter goes.
Quote from: Arch on June 20, 2010, 12:33:18 PM
If the stalls don't have doors, will that mess with you?
Even so, you might have more of a problem if you use the women's. That is, the women there might have a problem...
this actually happened to me in the womens room last week. a girl jumped and was like omg when she looked at me washing my hands and then she took a closer look and was like oh i thought you were a boy and i was in the mens room! i want to start using the mens room, but i dont think i pass enough yet..
I'm passing now about 75% of the time, will probably need to start using the men's room soon, I'm beginning to get some really weird looks in the ladies room...just haven't had the confidence to go for it yet.
I only use men's washrooms since about a year ago I was at a bar and the bar hostess started banging on the stall door because the women complained that there was a man in there. I don't chance that anymore.
Hahaha wow.. yeah now that I think about it. I can see women checking out other people in the restroom and guys really not caring who's going to take a leak.
YEah, it would probably be better to use the mens. I get so many looks and comments on 'this is the girls room' and 'Is that a boy' in public bathrooms. EVen my school's restrooms. some people are pretty rude in public bathrooms. You'll do fine!
;D Thanks for the encouragement Charles! Fingers crossed.
I do it all the time. But I'm young so I guess there is an excuse of looking a bit less manly at that age. I can't remember the last time I went to the girls bathroom.
Sometimes you get some funny kinda looks in the boys bathroom, but it really depends on how well you pass.
If you are confident you will pass, try. :)
You can also just walk in really quickly, and get out quickly so no one notices you, or comments if you are nervous.
I've used restrooms with stalls with no doors. I don't think many guys would comfortably stroll in, pull their pants down to their ankles and show their junk off while they take a crap. They generally would keep their pants up so people can't see it. Which is what I do. Nobody is gonna take a second glance. I use urinals too. Most urinals have walls dividing them. Regardless of if they do, I just stand close to the urinal. If guys are waiting behind me, I just tuck my stp in my waistband when I'm done and wash it out when no one is looking. Using a urinal still makes me all giddy inside. Lol.
I use the male restroom everyone except for my gym. It's a small gym and I have been there for a while. Most people who work out there and the staff know me as a girl. I'm fairly sure they would have a bad reaction if they saw me in the men's room.
However it kills me every time I use the women's there. :-\ I don't know. Perhaps I should talk to the manager and see what she thinks about it.
Quote from: zombiesarepeaceful on June 21, 2010, 09:56:23 AM
I've used restrooms with stalls with no doors. I don't think many guys would comfortably stroll in, pull their pants down to their ankles and show their junk off while they take a crap. They generally would keep their pants up so people can't see it. Which is what I do. Nobody is gonna take a second glance. I use urinals too. Most urinals have walls dividing them. Regardless of if they do, I just stand close to the urinal. If guys are waiting behind me, I just tuck my stp in my waistband when I'm done and wash it out when no one is looking. Using a urinal still makes me all giddy inside. Lol.
I'm jealous hehe I gotta get one of those. I taught myself to go standing up without a STP device, but considering I gotta drop my jeans to do it a urinal is kinda of a no go lol