When out dressed, which toilet do you use??

[qaws123uk]

A question to all you who go out dressed in public. When you are out, e.g. shopping, what toilets do you use?? Mens, womans, disabled??

Just wondered. Hope you dont mind me asking.

Thanks

[StephanieT]

The womens toilet. It is the only choice. I have had no issues

[renee k]

If I had a nickel, (that's 5p for our UK sisters). For everytime that this question has been raised. I'd have enough money to buy a new pair of heels.

But to answer the question I use the restroom of the gender I'm presenting.

Huggs, Renee

[TGMarla]

Your only other choice, besides finding a gender neutral restroom (rare) is to prance into the guys room in high heels and pantyhose...or whatever you're wearing.


Hmmm.....that ought to go over well.

[Cassia-Marie]

I had lunch with 3 very lovely ladies from here the other day. I haven't gone out as Cassia-Marie yet and they were giving me TONS of great advice.

When it comes to the restrooms, their advice was to go to the one appropriate to how you're presenting.

Most women won't mind at all if you're "made" because women's bathrooms are evidently very private in that there are stalls to do your business. If you're respectful, get in, get out, and not leer at them or do anything inappropriate, it'll all be fine.

But! Be careful if there are children present. That's where any sense of humor or tolerance about it may fly right out the window. As a parent, I can tell you that I'd feel a little uncomfortable with my little girl in a women's bathroom with another man in there with her. If you can avoid it, I'd stay away from those situations. Sometimes nature calls and there's nothing you can do. But if you can, play it safe and wait until the coast is clear.

[Karren H]

Unisex if available... otherwise womens.. and if it's out of order of full then men's

[sissymaidpaige]

I have only done this a couple of times, but I have always used the ladies room when out. I think the key is to just be yourself, be natural, and don't go looking for trouble. Just pop into the ladies room, do what you nned to and pop back out. Do not hang out there or show nervousness when you enter.

Paige

[Jilmac]

The Ladies room of course, but I never linger past my business. I don't want to offend anybody and I certainly don't want to get busted even though I would be presenting myself as a woman.

[Sarahwithanh11]

The ladies room of course - when dressed as a lady where else would I go?

If you can find a unisex one or a single-seater that's best, but I've never had any problems in the regular ladies' room. Just use a little discretion, like everyone else has said. Don't linger, avoid situations with kids around, sit down when you're doing your business.

[Billijo49504]

At the malls I use the family restroom. It has toilets for big ppl and little ppl...BJ

[Cassia-Marie]

...sit down when you're doing your business.

YES! I completely forgot that one! The ladies I had lunch with the other day mentioned that as well. If anyone happens to glance at the bottoms of the stalls and sees feet pointing the wrong direction... BUSTED!

[Billijo49504]

My wife says that she turns around to get her clothes rearranged. So she is facing the wall, so if some one is looking thru the crack, she is not showinng anything,,,BJ

[vivianann]

When I am crossdressed I try to find a family restroom when nature calls, if I cannot find a unisex restroom then I will use the womens restroom as last resort, I go to restrooms in low traffic areas, and I do my business sitting down, then I wait til the restroom is empty before I leave the stall then I wash my hands and if a woman walks in while I am washing my hands I do not look up at her I just finish what I am doing and leave imediately, have not had any problems so far. I would never use the mens room while crossdressed. that is asking for trouble.

[Stephanie81]

Ageeing with most of the above, the ladies room is the only choice...

[Jess_cd32]

I don't venture out dressed but the last time I used a public toilet in a bar Halloween night I realized some people are really sick inconsiderate SOBs

I have to wonder, do they do that at home? WTF!

If I did go out dressed, I'd actually be stumped on which restroom to use, either choice could present trouble.

[erickka]

The one for the gender which I am presenting.

[JoAnne Wheeler]

Womens
JoAnne Wheeler

[MJ]

when dressed use the womans washroom please remain seated for the entire performance. And don't look in the little container don't forget to wash your hands

[Di]

Everyone gave you the answer( womans or unisex) so just wanted to add a link I found for safe unisex bathrooms this is esp useful if going into areas you are not familiar with.

http://safe2pee.org./beta/

[SANDRA MICHELLE]

I use the womans and if available a "family" restroom. I have been out 100's of times and I have never had any problem, I am also certain that I might have a problem the next time, but I'll deal with that when it happens. I agree, wash your hands, you would be amazed at how many woman I have encountered that don't and the mess they make of the restroom. I won't be the one to get talked about for un womanly charecteristics. Also how any one can stand and pee when they are presenting as a woman really baffles me.

[Shikyo]

I've never been in a situation where I needed to use the public toilet while dressed. I rarely use them anyway, as I really do not like them at all.
In the situation where I'd have to choose, a gender neutral one would be the first choice. After that the ladies, if the nature calls hard enough and I will not be going home/somewhere where I could silence the nature without risks. The absolutely last choice would be the guys toilet, though I think twice going in to those when I'm dressed more or less like a guy...

[CharleneT]

Most often you'll be fine with the advice above, use the ladies. Do try and access where you are and how they might react, in some places it is illegal for you to use the women's restroom. For example, I am in Iowa, here it is illegal. Unless you are a post op TS. That said, in most places here I use the ladies. But the places where I am dressed are generally TG friendly ... so no issue. USE you head and eyes to figure out whether you can or not.

I agree about the kids thing, especially if you are in a Mall or the like.

also, try a tag search or the like and you would find a few hundred answers to this question....

[Lorileah]

Before I went to Vegas last year I did some research about where to go and such. I had assumed that Vegas would be very open to us but was I wrong. It is illegal in Vegas at least for a male to use a female restroom. Of course it is also frowned on to enter a casino disguised (read dressed). What I thought would be a fun outing turned out to be a BIG bore.
Here I go to the women's room when needed

[TSchapes]

There's a lot of stuff about children and/or men leering in the woman's bathroom. Does everyone have the same concerns when a lesbian is in the woman's bathroom and they could be leering? Should a lesbian just hurry up and do her business and not linger? How am I different than a lesbian? (And no I'm not talking about the obvious physical differences, I mean intent.)

The two sex bathrooms are very arbitrary in my view. Like anything in life, if you behave yourself and are kind, there should be no problems using the women's bathroom.

Love, Tracy

[gennee]

[SIZE="3"]I use the unisex bathrooms mostly. I used the ladies room for the first time a couple of months back. No one else was there, just me. That was one hurdle I jumped over.

GENNEE [/SIZE]