i was wondering today if it was actually illegal to go into a female public toilet if you are a bloke, or is it just an unwritten law of decensy
I don’t know, but I have gone into blokes’ bathrooms before when there was a line of 9384657368465 women for the ladies’ restroom. A few of them followed me (the women, as we were all mildly drunk), and the men were mostly amused, AFAIK. I could be wrong, but calling the cops on us was probably the last thing on their mind. 
It depends on what you do while you’re in there.
And what THEIR doing while your in there. 
Any port in a storm!
A male friend of mine in high school had to use the ladies’ room because every gents’ in the whole school was closed for “vandalism cleanup”. He rushed in, surrounded by a platoon of us girls (who all found it quite amusing), leapt into a stall, did his business, leapt out, washed his hands, marvelled that we had soap and paper towels, then ran out.
Granted, there weren’t any members of the administrative regime in the room at the time, but as my friend was small, flushed red as a beet in embarrassment, and well known to be gayer than pink ink, none of the denizens already occupying the restroom objected. 
A woman was arrested some years back for using the men’s room. It was at a ballgame, IIRC.
I’ll do a search. Gonna be tough, though.
Peace,
mangeorge
Once in a mall I saw a guy going into the women’s bathroom and told two security guards. They went in and took him out, but I don’t know the outcome.
I notice one of the local malls has THREE bathrooms: Men’s, Women’s and Family’s. I guess the third is for parents with opposite sex children. And a very good idea.
Among other places I imagine, it happened in Denver about ten years ago at a Broncos (American Football) game. Apparently there was a law on the books in Denver that made it illegal for men to use women’s restrooms and women to use men’s. The woman in question apparently had need of the facilities and the line into the women’s room was incredible.
So she went into the men’s did her business washed up and left. As she exited, security officers grabbed her and took her away in handcuffs. The police didn’t want to do anything about it when they arrived, but she had become a bit abusive (she had a bit to drink - which could account for the extreme need for the restroom also) so they arrested her and she made a number of news programs.
One of the outcomes was that when the new stadium was built, it had more women’s restrooms. Another was that the city council amended the city statute involved to say if “special” circumstances existed members of the opposite sex could use the other restroom.
I remember this so well because first, I was in the restroom at the time, and second, I had just returned from a long stay in Japan where it is not unusual at all for women to enter restrooms used by men in order to do their business. So I was amazed by all the uproar.
Yeah, that was it, TV time. As I remember, the whole thing was treated as a big joke.
And I remember the first time I was in a restroom in Japan and a woman came in. It befuddled me for about ten seconds, then I got over it. I guess they don’t think of elimination as a sex act. I also remember those little holes in the floor one had to aim for.
I was a semi-hippie in the late sixties, and it wasn’t unusual for men and women to share.
Peace,
mangeorge
Speaking as a guy, I wouldn’t care if a lady came into the guys rool while I was in there. However, I think the feelings would be reversed if I went into the women’s room.
All I can say is, where I live, in gay bars, anything goes. :eek:
Actually, I can say more. Where I work, we have private washrooms, which is great if you get the poopies at work. Around the corner, there are two designated men’s washrooms, and two designated women’s washrooms. Now, my floor is about 90% men, so we’ve taken over women’s washroom #2. Women’s washroom #1 is sacred, though. I’m sure it was considered during the planning of the new building, but they decided to do the equality thing for PC reasons. That’s all well and good, but it didn’t work out.
Oh, and the decor of said washrooms: boys get blue and teal tiles, girls get coral and teal tiles. That’s just retarded. :rolleyes:
As a final note, the only “standard” washroom on my floor (urinals, etc.) is for men. No equivalent for women.
It’s different in our building across the street. Typical washrooms all around. I guess our division is special.
I can’t believe that it would “against the law”.
A friend of mine just got a ticket for public urination. That’s what happens if not allowed to go in any restroom.
Another friend of mine (who’s a trucker) was making a delivery somewhere and had to go. But, they wouldn’t let him use the restroom for some reason. He pleaded, but to no avail.
He walked to a place a little discreat and took a shit right up against a door.
This is what happens when ones hands are tied.
You mean to clean the restroom, right? I’ve never seen any women use the men’s room in Japan.
Once at a concert at the Capital Center (outside of DC), the line for the women’s restrooms were huge. Women started joining the men in their line. The stalls were near the entrance, so they didn’t have to walk by the men standing at the urinals.
This became a common occurance there, and a few months later a woman was arrested for doing it.
One the opposite side: I went with my wife to a Mary Kay convention in Dallas, TX. Because there were 20,000 women and just a handful of men, they converted all but a few of the convention center’s men’s rooms to ladies. I found one in an obscure wing of the center about 5 minutes from the main arena. (I didn’t have the nerve to use a nearby women’s-nee-men’s room, even if I thought nobody was using it.)
scr4, haven’t you ever seen unisex toilets over here in Japan? They are quite common here in Matsuyama, especially in parks and schools. Quite embarrassing when I have to go and use one, and there is a guy standing at a urinal.
Good to see you Tsubaki! I was away for awhile and I wondered where you were.
I’ve never seen a unisex public bathroom yet. The only one I’ve ever seen was the fictional Ally Mc Beal one.
We have a few where I work. The signs look like this
Usually they’re in “traditional male” areas, or where there aren’t enough people to support two restrooms. The doors do, of course, have locks.
Wow, LolaBaby, you’ve made my day! I never thought anyone would notice my presence (or lack of).
Glad to have you back!
Yeah, yeah, happy, happy.
Hey!
We’re talkin’ terlits here.