# Am I (male) committing a crime if I decide to use the ladies bathroom?

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**Created:** [January 26, 2010, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-male-committing-a-crime-if-i-decide-to-use-the-ladies-bathroom/526489 "2010-01-26T07:42:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-male-committing-a-crime-if-i-decide-to-use-the-ladies-bathroom/526489/41 "2010-01-27T22:47:29Z")

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> [@Sparky812](#):
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> Wow! What sporting event were they at!? I’ve been to parties, pubs, cruises, etc. where the women use the toilets in the Men’s room but at sporting events I’ve actually seen the opposite.

Denise Wells, while attending a George Strait concert, used the men’s room and was arrested for it. She was eventually acquitted. Her story led to Texas passing a “potty parity” law requiring twice as many women’s bathrooms as men’s. More [here.](http://www.penceland.com/Inequality.html)

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