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AIBU?

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Unisex public toilets

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Stickyfloors · 10/04/2023 20:31

I don’t really understand why these are becoming popular.

I don’t have any issues with members of the LGBTQ community using whichever toilet they feel comfortable in but I generally don’t want to use a toilet that a bunch of men have pissed all over the loo seat, toilet, floor etc.

I went out for the day at the weekend and have walked out of multiple toilets that were so foul I wouldn’t use them. Some has loo seats showered with urine, others had such soggy floors that I thought the bottoms of my trousers would be one soaked in urine if I used them. I also pushed open the (unlocked) cubicle in one toilet to find a man sat on the loo… revolting and, I’d imagine, quite frightening if I’d been a young girl trying to use the toilet.

My children love eating in Five Guys bad ask to go each school holiday as a treat. I’ve told them I’m never going again because of the unisex toilets.

AIBU?

OP posts:
Catlover77 · 26/06/2023 21:23

I no longer frequent establishments with unisex toilets. Surely they will start to lose business

TrixieFatell · 26/06/2023 21:34

I have no issue with individual toilets (the ones with the sink in and no shared entrance) but I hate using shared toilet spaces. I don't feel safe.

25sheets · 26/06/2023 21:53

Londongal123 · 10/04/2023 20:37

I love unisex toilets. These have been a blessing for my son who has long hair and constantly being told he’s in the wrong toilet. My cousins daughter has short hair and it’s the same. People always telling her she’s in the wrong toilet.

I think most young girls have dads so in the case of an accidental peek (like how often would that happen really?) they are likely not to be as traumatised as you think.

things that never happened

Ritasueandbobtoo9 · 27/06/2023 06:05

Catlover77 · 26/06/2023 21:23

I no longer frequent establishments with unisex toilets. Surely they will start to lose business

Yes, Pret A Manger, Shrewsbury and the Manchester University (science) to name two where it is totally unsafe for women.

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