Why are people afraid of trans people in the bathroom?

If a fake man wants to change her tampon while I'm taking a piss, I don't give a fuck.

Fake or true trans. Huge difference.

LOOK AT MY WEIRD GENITALS

aint a way to enter a public bathroom

It's all about whether they've had surgeries or hormone treatment yet.

As a trans AFAB guy myself I feel like the ones who should be worried about bathroom safety are us trans folk because of this stigma, I personally saw a woman clutching a can of pepper spray before walking into the bathroom. All anyone wants to do in the bathroom is get in, do their business, wash their hands(hopefully) and get out. No one, cis or trans, should have to worry about personal safety in the bathroom. it's a bathroom for crying out loud! Let people go where they're comfortable, mind your own business and we'll all be fine.

Well, as a woman who has suffered from dangerous men, I wouldn’t feel safe with a man using a woman’s restroom. Trans people being allowed to use the resturaunt opposite of their gender will just allow for more danger to fall upon people.

"Ultimately, it's how the trans person feels."

That's extremely selfish. It totally disregards the feelings of literally every single other person.

Its good you're trying to help this is just not the way to do it

I get that your heart is on the right place but honestly it is just irritating towards people who disagree with you. Most trans people like most people in general tend to be more moderate and are not pushing opinions in this way.

Ive heard many people claim how the LGBT community is annoying and want this or that, and can't help but feel disappointed that most of these activist voices aren't even from gay or trans people.

Just something to be aware of.

Like, as unfair as it is, the people you piss off by pushing your opinion before really trying to listen to theirs aren't going to necessarily express their annoyance towards you, but some will blame it on LGBT people

I voted "I don't care" but to be honest I would feel a little unsettled if a Trans man came in the bathroom beside me at the urinal. My mind would be thinking that person was female.....

You keep seeing "articles" but have you ever actually witnessed this first-hand occurring? Congrats, you fell for the sensationalism.

In reality it seems to me more like Trans people are afraid to use the bathroom. Just take a dump before you leave, kid. No need to shit yourself. :)

PS. some places do have a "trans bathroom", it's called the handicapped toilet.

Make a third restroom with a question mark on the door.

i mean, the genuine answer is because of the centuries of history of assault on women by men. that's WHY. but as for an opinion, I'm on the edge. I want to respect gender identities but when it comes down to it, I think separating by bio sex is necessary. we should just add a gender neutral bathroom (without replacing already existing ones) so that people don't have to feel forced into one gender if they want. also for enbies

Hmmm. If I was in the female rest room and a trans man (whom I would assume would at least somehow resemble a female) he/she would go into a stall and I probably wouldn’t even notice as I don’t tend to take a great deal of notice of other people in public rest rooms! It would be weirder for a trans man dressed like a female to go to the male rest room. I agree that the media sensationalises isolated incidents to create controversy. And if some rapist wants to prey on people in rest rooms, well anyone of any gender can actually go into any rest room if they really want to rape someone. I know a couple of trans men who look male and use the male rest rooms even though they have female parts down there and they just go into a stall and nobody knows any different.

HAHAHA! Nope, that's not my style.

Don't rain in my parade.

That's nice and all but it appears you are making no effort to fully and truly empathize with the many people who feel differently than you.

There is logical coherence in what you say, but nothing about what you write here does anything to help gain understanding. I hope you can see that.

Its just something people who already agree with you will like and nobody else will listen to.

I feel like it is unfair for transgender ppl to get banned from a bathroom like if u suppose to be a girl/women but was born with a boy/men body or the other way around....they making all the statements and they are not caring what they have to go through and ppl are judgin them but don't be thinkin the way around transwomen should be able to use a women bathroom by the way mostly transwomen get bottom surgery so they can be happy with their body and feel like a confident women same as a boy/men

This post reminds me of Targets transgender bathroom policy (I work there). When they announced it we had idiots coming into our store, making large purchases, then immediately going to customer service to return them in some sort of protest. They thought they were doing a good deed that mattered, but all they were doing was inconveniencing the workers. Personally I don't care if a chick with a dick is shitting in a stall next to me. If I did care, I'd be calling corporate to complain instead of harassing the employees over it.