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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Has anywhere kept female only changing?

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scotsheather · 27/06/2018 20:07

I know its been discussed a fair bit. Stores like M&S, Topshop have gender neutral fitting rooms, and I know my local H&M and Primark are not fussed about men and women/girls being in the same area as I and DC have observed (with not exactly floor length door cubicles). Not necessarily those dressed in womens clothes already, maybe men who like some of the womens section and thats fine in itself. We still try things on in those stores, but I guess its in the back of our mind to some degree.

How you police such a policy is of course another matter, especially those of ambiguous appearance or in the early stages of gender transition.

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UpstartCrow · 27/06/2018 20:26

My local Primark are women only, so its actually worth asking the staff. Head Office dealing with emails and tweets from activists aren't dealing with women face to face.

Magpiesarehuge · 27/06/2018 20:30

I’m wondering how my sports club would deal with it. A large communal changing room with only 2 cubicles - I can’t see the women there being ok with it at all if an obvious male started using it. Another club did allow TW jnto the female communal changing/showers though.

averylongtimeasspartacus · 27/06/2018 22:07

When I self identified as a man one Friday, Primark was the only shop that called security- in M&S we were directed to the ladies, but as soon as our trans status was revealed, left alone.
In Top Shop Savile and Gary Glitter could have arrived in full fancy dress and no one would have said anything.

scotsheather · 27/06/2018 22:35

I may be misguided but I would think the more teen type shops are the last places that should be lax about this. Old enough to be shopping on their own but still young and inexperienced.

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MustBeDreaming · 27/06/2018 23:30

It just occurred to me that the teen shops being lax about it is probably going to lead to a rise in schoolkids using their changing rooms as a spot to shag once word gets around that they don't question anyone. Goodness knows I was upto all sorts with my girlfriend in various places when I was a teenager.

Staff won't necessarily just be dealing with a rise in predators with ulterior motives causing a nuisance.

ChickenMe · 28/06/2018 09:02

Matalan has two separate sections
Primark near me does
Too old for TopShop

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