Some men are uncomfortable with the idea that a homosexual might be in the same restroom as them. Some women are uncomfortable with the idea that a homosexual might be in the same restroom as them.
Actually it's been established that women are generally NOT uncomfortable with the concept of female homosexuality. Both men and women have a primal fear of being sexually assaulted by A MAN. Neither men nor women are particularly afraid of being assaulted by a woman. A man will say, "Hang on a minute, honey, while I get these shoes off," and a woman is likely to laugh it off or walk away, but not to scream or call the cops. Look at all the women-kissing-women scenes in movies and TV, and both Jill Sobule and Katy Perry sang songs titled "I Kissed a Girl." Man-kissing-man scenes are extremely rare, even in milieux like Mafia movies where it's a ritual under certain circumstances. Imagine how a song about a guy kissing another guy would be received!
One of the reasons women (at least here in the USA) are so comfortable around gay men is that there's less reason to keep their guard up. (Obviously not zero reason because men will be men and some of us will screw--literally--anything.)
You think that a would-be rapist would be reluctant to hit a women who fought back?
Women have told me that the way to fight back is verbally rather than by returning violence. One avoided being raped because she had dated a man of the same ethnicity as the rapist and knew how their mothers talked to them. She affected that demeanor and jargon, and the guy became ashamed and impotent. It would be a little more difficult with American men of standard northwestern European culture because we aren't as respectful of our mothers, but I'm sure it's worth a try.
Rapes most commonly happen in the home. Rapists are most commonly people the victim knows well (or thinks she knows well).
Here in the Washington region I'd say the second most common scenario is still in the home, but by breaking and entering. It's often someone who has been stalking the victim and knows her habits. Third is probably in a parking lot at night, especially lying in wait in the victim's car--a good reason for these new radio-controlled locks that are really hard to pick. Fourth is simply risky behavior, like walking down a deserted street in the middle of the night. Some women just get off work late, can't afford a car or a taxi, and have no one to call. And of course because they're most likely to be poor they're most likely to live in the riskiest neighborhoods.
You know... Over in Europe and many other countries around the globe (I'm in the USA), nudity is quite a bit less inhibited than here. Yet... Men aren't jumping all the women over there.
Don't get me started on Christianity. Oh crap, you already did.
The Religious Redneck Retard Revival has not hit Europe, so Christianity is still on the decline there as it was here 40 years ago. People do not suppress major parts of their personalities in obedience to its draconian morality standards. Sexuality is less inhibited and men don't walk around as frustrated as they do here. They still have rape, of course, because rape is primarily a crime of violence and power, not a crime of sex. But the average European guy with a few too many drinks is not going to be overwhelmed by lust at the sight of an unclothed female body the way his American counterpart will be, because he's probably had some fairly recently. Even if not, he probably knows some woman he could call up right then to hook up with.
That's the way it was here in the late 1960s and early 70s. You'd go to a party, meet a gal, and then just walk through the house until you found an empty room--or a big room in which another couple (or two) was already doing it. Today only teenagers do that. And they never remember the condoms.
It would be interesting to take a poll. I wonder how many of our European male members know for sure that they could get laid tonight if they wanted to, versus the percentage of the American guys. Especially men over 25.
every disabled toilet i have ever seen is unisex and to be honest im glad male and female toilets are seprate because women take forever in the toilet. just look at the lineups for the female toilets at events like the show.
In some American arenas they turn some of the men's rooms into ladies' rooms at events like concerts where there are more women in attendance than at a sporting event. At other venues I've seen gals simply line up with the guys at the men's room, and we just let them go in and use the stalls. The guards just look the other way. They can't really see what we're doing at a urinal from behind, so we just stifle our modesty out of kindness. Frankly it helps keep the men's room a little more civilized, if you've ever been to a concert with a bunch of drunken oafs so you understand what I'm talking about. It's worth the tradeoff in modesty.
btw, the genital argument is interesting. under Australian law transgender are legally entitled to use the bathroom of there assumed gender no matter what genitals they have. its a criminal offence to stop a transgender going into say the female toilets
They just had a huge fight about that in Maryland. I forget how it ended but I'm pretty sure the TGs lost. Basically the public felt it was better for one man who thinks he's a woman to be embarrassed by an entire bathroom full of men, than for an entire bathroom full of women to be embarrassed by someone they regard as simply a man in drag.
Still, the bottom line is that if you're an expert at cross-dressing, do all the correct cosmetic stuff, and have the discipline to always talk in a falsetto, you'll get away with it because literally nobody will know. This is why TG people invariably relocate to a new city where nobody will recognize them from their old life.
Indeed, the incidence of black against white rape is much higher than white against black rape.
And you don't think this might just have a little something to do with resentment over two hundred years of discrimination and outright slavery? When our ancestors could not only toss them out of swimming pools and restrooms but could actually LYNCH them and get away with it? As a Moderator I normally try to maintain a polite tone out of respect for my office, but in this case I'll have to agree with James, my Noble Leader. You are maybe just a tiny bit dense and probably even slept through some really important classes.
