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Glamourreader · 2023-07-17T06:37:10+00:00

Yesterday I saw a sign on the men's toilets in my local shopping centre saying that the urinals were now closed to increase inclusivity for trans-men. Has anyone else seen this near them?

LonginesPrime · 17/07/2023 14:30

eggcupboard · 17/07/2023 14:11

I don't believe this, sounds like a hoax to me.

Yes, I agree.

Even if it is true that there's a sign, it sounds more like a random person has put it up to make a point rather than it being something official.

To remove a facility that benefits men is so contrary to the values of gender identity ideology that it seems highly unlikely that this is legit.

Maddy70 · 17/07/2023 14:24

Could it be so that all users use a cubicle. So they feel comfortable rather than get their Willie's out to all and sundry?

ANameChangePresents · 17/07/2023 14:16

eggcupboard · 17/07/2023 14:11

I don't believe this, sounds like a hoax to me.

Agreed. Won't even name the town, let alone take a quick snap, as it's 'outing'? Pull the other one. It's got bells on it.

eggcupboard · 17/07/2023 14:11

I don't believe this, sounds like a hoax to me.

Coyoacan · 17/07/2023 13:54

PaterPower · 17/07/2023 09:54

The problem is that cubicles in male toilets are often vandalised (more in pubs than shopping centres tbf) and some men will piss all over the seats and floor, which make them… unappealing… to use for those of us that weren’t raised in a frigging barn.

The centre will have to be all over the cleaning and maintenance to make this work, and it’ll be interesting to see if currently unpeaked men start taking notice.

That's what I was thinking. They will have to take on more cleaners.

LonginesPrime · 17/07/2023 13:37

Is this so that other people don't think that trans men are going for a poo?

PatatiPatatras · 17/07/2023 12:23

This is so ridiculous that I refuse to believe this is a post in good faith and it is made up hogwash. I think some schools are out for the summer.

MassiveWordSalad · 17/07/2023 11:23

Froodwithatowel · 17/07/2023 09:43

If this is the case, then yes I'm suspicious of real motives. But if it's about protecting women who identify as men from having to walk past men with their penises out then really it's confirming that mixed sex toilets don't work.

However men will get cross about this, and generally when a man kicks off it has a much bigger effect than a woman.

Agree with this. It will serve to peak some men who have been passed by all this nonsense though.

Badbudgeter · 17/07/2023 11:22

Boiledbeetle · 17/07/2023 11:07

Well unless they've completely boxed the urinals off this won't work, because if they've just stuck some out of order signs on a piece of string type get up over them men will just piss in them anyway.

The work urinals were taped off for two years due to covid. No one used them despite them whinging when there was a queue. Depending on the layout hazard tape is a really effective barrier.

duc748 · 17/07/2023 11:21

Never heard of this, and it's a looney idea. The whole point of urinals is to speed throughput. As noted above, how does removing a facility help anyone?

funnelfan · 17/07/2023 11:20

Grammarnut · 17/07/2023 10:57

This has been going on for years and not only in service stations. If you say anything you are told no-one else objects and anyway 'I'm wearing a lanyard'. I dout even if there are sexual assaults it will stop - it's cheaper.

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Sorry there was a cross post. I was addressing the original post/urinals closed, not the motorway services point.

Boiledbeetle · 17/07/2023 11:07

Well unless they've completely boxed the urinals off this won't work, because if they've just stuck some out of order signs on a piece of string type get up over them men will just piss in them anyway.

Grammarnut · 17/07/2023 10:57

funnelfan · 17/07/2023 08:33

Really? It’s the kind of thing I’d expect to see making headlines.

This has been going on for years and not only in service stations. If you say anything you are told no-one else objects and anyway 'I'm wearing a lanyard'. I dout even if there are sexual assaults it will stop - it's cheaper.

Froodwithatowel · 17/07/2023 10:31

Redshoeblueshoe · 17/07/2023 09:54

This is exactly what we need. Make it a pain for men.

I bet it gets resolved quickly

Just so long as the options aren't switched to

Men (currently identifying as men and wanting to use urinals)

Everybody else.

That tends to be the 'fast' and cheap solution. Just dump everything on women to manage.

Thelnebriati · 17/07/2023 10:10

Is it a real sign or a protest? You can't close urinals, they're just in a room with the cubicles.

TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross · 17/07/2023 10:01

If you identify as a man and wish to use men’s facilities, then surely that includes all elements of those facilities including urinals? After all, if you genuinely believe yourself to be male, the sight of a fellow male peeing in a urinal shouldn’t make you uncomfortable?

As an adult human female, I have discovered that no one in power really gives a shit which bits of that I would like to have and which bits make me uncomfortable anyway.

PaterPower · 17/07/2023 09:59

Some will no doubt do what they usually do and find a wall!

I’ve been in sports grounds where men were pissing in the sinks - that’s not even uncommon.

I haven’t yet seen a bloke shifting in the sink, but my Dad did once. He (the shitter) was copping a lot of abuse from the other men in there apparently, but that was all a bit late.

ZairWazAnOldLady · 17/07/2023 09:58

I’m confused as to why it would be terrifying to photograph or the town needs to be unmentionable. Seems an odd reason to remove urinals.

Redshoeblueshoe · 17/07/2023 09:54

This is exactly what we need. Make it a pain for men.

I bet it gets resolved quickly

viques · 17/07/2023 09:54

Woman2023 · 17/07/2023 08:08

How is inclusivity helped by withdrawing facilities? Men are catered for on the basis that most will use a urinal. There won't be enough cubicles to cope.

Men might actually discover how annoying it is to queue when you need to pee.

Some will no doubt do what they usually do and find a wall! Or temporarily identify as women to use our toilets.

PaterPower · 17/07/2023 09:54

The problem is that cubicles in male toilets are often vandalised (more in pubs than shopping centres tbf) and some men will piss all over the seats and floor, which make them… unappealing… to use for those of us that weren’t raised in a frigging barn.

The centre will have to be all over the cleaning and maintenance to make this work, and it’ll be interesting to see if currently unpeaked men start taking notice.

Helleofabore · 17/07/2023 09:52

I suspect that men will be complaining. And it will be quickly reversed.

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Glamourreader · 17/07/2023 09:50

I'm hoping the papers pick up on it, I didn't dare take a photo as there were too many people about.

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MathiasBroucek · 17/07/2023 09:49

So now the queue for the gents will be just as long as the one for the ladies... 🤔

Froodwithatowel · 17/07/2023 09:43

If this is the case, then yes I'm suspicious of real motives. But if it's about protecting women who identify as men from having to walk past men with their penises out then really it's confirming that mixed sex toilets don't work.

However men will get cross about this, and generally when a man kicks off it has a much bigger effect than a woman.