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Gateshead woman with alopecia accused of being male while using female toilet at Tesco (www.chroniclelive.co.uk)
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The 37-year-old, who has had the hair loss condition since she was a child, said she was left shocked when a cleaner at the Trinity Square shop asked her "Are you aware you're in the female toilet?" She said she became distressed and burst into tears.

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[–] 1 point 2 hours ago (1 child)

It's close, but sometimes women really do need the whole room as private gendered space, eg to wash blood off clothing.

The best solution is that each stall has its own sink, but that isn't usually practicable as it takes up more space and reduces the total number of stalls. Five Guys manage it, though.

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  • [–] 3 points 14 minutes ago

    I'm sorry. Care to explain? Wash blood off clothes? I can't imagine women standing ass naked in a bathroow washing up her panties and trousers because she got period blood on them? In that case, they can use the disabled room.

    In all my years, i have never heard of this and i lived with a very oversharing mother (midwife and sex ed teacher) and with my wife being very open about these things. (Because it's normal body routines, nothing to be embarrassed about in a relationship)

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