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Is it compulsory for shops to provide single sex changing rooms?

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HuskyNew · 03/05/2025 20:20

This is not a trans post.

Today at Next the changing rooms positioned next to the Women’s & children’s departments had 2 grown men plus a couple of early teens boys in it.

There is another changing room upstairs by the men’s department.

I did look for a sign but there wasn’t any - simple said “changing room” , not women’s changing room.

the cubicles inside were just separated by curtains, not solid lockable doors. I felt uncomfortable changing with men literally outside. One of them wasn’t even changing himself, just stood outside my curtain chatting to his wife & child while they changed.

it is worth emailing Next? Or is this just what we’re all supposed to accept these days.

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HuskyNew · 03/05/2025 20:40

Yeh I guess so, and the trans thing probably did stop me asking any questions.

But the men in there were 100% men, playing roles of Dads. They just seemed to assume they were fine to be in there.

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DuesToTheDirt · 03/05/2025 20:38

You say it's not a trans post, but I wonder if it's trans related. Maybe they didn't want to deal with the issue of which changing rooms get used by trans people, and just threw in the towel. Plus, if it's anything like the Nexts that I've been to lately, they no longer have staff on the changing rooms, so whatever policy they have anyone could walk in. Of course, lack of staff increases the likelihood of abusive behaviour.