Forays into the men's room

http://genderkid.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/forays-into-the-mens-room/
10/2/2008

A couple of guys have been writing about public restrooms. I wonder why I've never talked about this yet, considering the huge amounts of time I've spent pondering just what the signs mean by "men" and "women". Do they mean my body? my desired body? my gender? They should set up a restroom for "queers" *. But seriously: I hate having to decide whether or not I'm a "man" every time I need a bathroom.

I've been avoiding public restrooms for several months. I started getting stared at in the ladies' last year, even though I didn't identify as trans yet. I found it funny at first, then annoying, but I felt I had a "right" to be in there; if anyone asked, I just said "I'm a girl" and stuck my chest out to prove it.