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About Gender neutral loo

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paulhollywoodshairgel · 14/08/2025 18:59

I was in a museum today and my daughter (15) left me to go to the loo. She then waved me over.. she said to me.. I’d rather not use the gender neutral loo. I said that’s fine and sent her down a level to the ladies. A woman the approached me and preceded to tell me off for not encouraging my daughter to use the GN loo. How she has a trans child and how are they ever going to feel accepted with people like me around. I’m ND and I always second guess myself 10000 times a day. I wasn’t in the wrong was I?? I just said ok go and use the other separate loo. Surely my child can pee wherever she feels comfortable??!! I hate conflict so I just said ok and walked off!

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VimtoVimtoVimto · 14/08/2025 23:11

Well done for keeping your daughter safe OP..

I would never, ever tell anyone to use a mixed sex loo because I wouldn't use one myself. All loos should be single sex. The most woman should mind her own business.

Charabanc · 14/08/2025 23:12

Missanimosity · 14/08/2025 23:05

Listen, my husband is man. He never fricking weed on the floor. You can't use the word men do this ir do that because is simply not true. By the way, some women are horrible as well, not once I found used tampons on the side of toilets or on the bins coz they can't be bothered to dispose of them properly. If I used the term women are dirty woud you think this is ok? No, so stop generalising is stupid. Plus if toilet is dirty is the facilities fault they should be cleaned regularly.

You clearly have not understood my post. I did not generalise about men. I spoke about cleaning loos.

Plus if toilet is dirty is the facilities fault they should be cleaned regularly.

Yes. And that is what I was doing. But guess which loo needed cleaning more regularly?

JustAnotherManicMomday · 14/08/2025 23:14

Personally I would have said if you pee through a penis you belong in the mens if not you belong in the ladies. No such thing as neutral. It's always women made to feel uncomfortable and put at risk.

Charabanc · 14/08/2025 23:16

JustAnotherManicMomday · 14/08/2025 23:14

Personally I would have said if you pee through a penis you belong in the mens if not you belong in the ladies. No such thing as neutral. It's always women made to feel uncomfortable and put at risk.

So what do you do about a man who's had his dick chopped off?

ETA: Or, had his dick inverted into his body to make a mangina? Or whatever else it is they do, with intestines to make some kind of orifice.

Missanimosity · 14/08/2025 23:17

I can't be bothered to go through all of them, show me the one who was hid in gender neutral toilets. And these instances are basically crimes, it happens rarely and you can't use it in your argument with gender neutral toilets. If they would be they would be anywhere but especially ladies. It doesn't make any sense. Some people threw rocks from a bridge the parkway causing vehicle to crash. I still use the fricking road. Again, pointless argument.

Missanimosity · 14/08/2025 23:18

Charabanc · 14/08/2025 23:12

You clearly have not understood my post. I did not generalise about men. I spoke about cleaning loos.

Plus if toilet is dirty is the facilities fault they should be cleaned regularly.

Yes. And that is what I was doing. But guess which loo needed cleaning more regularly?

How many cameras did you find????

Charabanc · 14/08/2025 23:20

Where is the sign. I need Beetle's sign.

chocolatelover91 · 14/08/2025 23:34

I'd have told her to fuck right off! No one should have questioned your daughters personal choice! This world has gone to shit!!

Maray1967 · 14/08/2025 23:39

LittleMG · 14/08/2025 19:10

She was wrong for approaching you your child can wee where she wants. However, I do think your child is being a bit weird, just use the loo fgs. You’ve not got to live there just have a wee and leave. I think I would have encouraged my child to use that loo but tbh my kids wouldn’t have been bothered, why was she so bothered by it?

I beg your pardon?!!!!

No woman should be expected to use toilets that male bodied persons are going in.

BunfightBetty · 14/08/2025 23:42

The absolute brass neck of that woman. Like the world revolves around her main character entitled son. No wonder you were gobsmacked at her sheer effrontery, OP.

Well done for supporting your daughter in finding the facilities that are safest and cleanest for her.

Oh, and I'm another one guessing the Science Museum, their 'gender neutral' - i.e. mixed sex - loos were in a filthy state when I last visited and were full of grown men, meaning I couldn't let my 10 year old DD in by herself, robbing her of an opportunity to test out a little independence.

But then, she's only female, so who gives a shit, right. Not when there are males to pander to.

MistyGreenAndBlue · 14/08/2025 23:42

paulhollywoodshairgel · 14/08/2025 21:01

I’m really not trying to wind people up! I just always second guess myself. I didn’t make a big deal.. she asked to go to the ladies loo and I just said ok. She’s a 15 yo girl who is very body conscious and didn’t feel comfortable doing her private functions in a GN loo. There were 3 blokes in there as well it was a busy day. I feel a lot better now thanks all. This woman absolutely had no right to say anything to me and if it happens again I’ll say so!

Just to be clear - it sounds as if you are describing an open plan toilet with cubicles (with door gaps) and a communal sink area. If you are, then it's absolutely illegal to have this setup as unisex.

Unisex loos have to be fully self contained with floor to ceiling doors BY LAW.

Of course this setup has it's own issues and single sex loos are always safer.

Either way, it's really nobody's business which loo your DD - or indeed anyone - chooses to use.

Cheeky19863 · 14/08/2025 23:43

There is no such thing as gender neuteral no matter how many people want to pretend there is. Just because they want to believe that people are not male or female thats their choice, nobody should be forced to play along with their madness

DrPrunesqualer · 14/08/2025 23:43

Missanimosity · 14/08/2025 22:55

Oh my God, where the hell did you find a camera in a loo? And what do you mean they wee all over the floor??? They don't! You can say what you want to say, but when you use such silly unfounded arguments, it defeats your point.

No need to be rude about my post it simply makes yours less worthy

Of course men wee all over the floor.

If you’re not aware of spy camera use in toilets then you need to avail yourself of the news more

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DrPrunesqualer · 14/08/2025 23:44

More @Missanimosity

these from local papers
The Yorkshire post and
The Daily Record

there's plenty more out there

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maddening · 14/08/2025 23:47

LittleMG · 14/08/2025 19:10

She was wrong for approaching you your child can wee where she wants. However, I do think your child is being a bit weird, just use the loo fgs. You’ve not got to live there just have a wee and leave. I think I would have encouraged my child to use that loo but tbh my kids wouldn’t have been bothered, why was she so bothered by it?

If it is just a loo ffs then why the fuck have we ended up with the men appropriating the ladies? It's just a loo ffs after all.....

InfoSecInTheCity · 14/08/2025 23:48

Missanimosity · 14/08/2025 23:17

I can't be bothered to go through all of them, show me the one who was hid in gender neutral toilets. And these instances are basically crimes, it happens rarely and you can't use it in your argument with gender neutral toilets. If they would be they would be anywhere but especially ladies. It doesn't make any sense. Some people threw rocks from a bridge the parkway causing vehicle to crash. I still use the fricking road. Again, pointless argument.

Well then clearly as you can’t be arsed to actually understand what you’re arguing about or take even the smallest amount of time or effort to learn we should all listen to you.

I see how it works. By your logic you can just decide what you want the truth to be, state it to be the truth with no supporting evidence, make derisive comments to anyone who states a differing opinion and continue to stubbornly declare everyone else wrong even if they present evidence.

Cool. Thanks for your input in this conversation.

Charabanc · 14/08/2025 23:50

InfoSecInTheCity · 14/08/2025 23:48

Well then clearly as you can’t be arsed to actually understand what you’re arguing about or take even the smallest amount of time or effort to learn we should all listen to you.

I see how it works. By your logic you can just decide what you want the truth to be, state it to be the truth with no supporting evidence, make derisive comments to anyone who states a differing opinion and continue to stubbornly declare everyone else wrong even if they present evidence.

Cool. Thanks for your input in this conversation.

We all know that they like to decide what the truth is. And we are all supposed to go along with it...

DrPrunesqualer · 14/08/2025 23:51

Missanimosity · 14/08/2025 23:17

I can't be bothered to go through all of them, show me the one who was hid in gender neutral toilets. And these instances are basically crimes, it happens rarely and you can't use it in your argument with gender neutral toilets. If they would be they would be anywhere but especially ladies. It doesn't make any sense. Some people threw rocks from a bridge the parkway causing vehicle to crash. I still use the fricking road. Again, pointless argument.

Oh dear
Cant deal with the evidence
It doesn’t happen rarely either.

thanks @InfoSecInTheCity i didn’t notice you’d responded

DrPrunesqualer · 14/08/2025 23:58

Charabanc · 14/08/2025 23:20

Where is the sign. I need Beetle's sign.

Found it 😄

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Charabanc · 15/08/2025 00:02

DrPrunesqualer · 14/08/2025 23:58

Found it 😄

There it is!

Although when I first asked BB to make the sign, I think I misquoted the Fife lad. I think it was "disrupteron". Might have to make a new request.

imcountingtothree123 · 15/08/2025 00:07

None of her bloody business. It’s not your job to help other peoples kids feel accepted,

DrPrunesqualer · 15/08/2025 00:09

Charabanc · 15/08/2025 00:02

There it is!

Although when I first asked BB to make the sign, I think I misquoted the Fife lad. I think it was "disrupteron". Might have to make a new request.

Oo yes the more the merrier

Picked it up from one of Sandies threads

Digup · 15/08/2025 00:11

You did nothing wrong OP. You don’t need to second guess yourself: the other woman was completely out of order. None of her business where your child goes to the loo.

Enough4me · 15/08/2025 00:14

I'd have asked her what she meant, and again and again, so she'd have had to repeat the lie to my shocked face as I watched and counted the body language signs that she was lying.
People who lie give it away and slip up.
The gender believers expect others to pretend back and not to ask for explanations.

Miriabelle · 15/08/2025 00:22

Gosh every thread I’ve read recently about women’s experiences and concerns has had man-panderers rushing on to Not-My-Nigel, and getting all upset on behalf of the poor men.

We can all smell the difference between men’s and women’s loos. Of course they wee everywhere! We all know that! No need to try to convince us that men are badly done to by someone stating facts.

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