# Would you be comfortable sharing a dressing room with a gay person?? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 27, 2013, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005 "2013-06-27T01:58:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Esco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de053/32.png) [@Esco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esco)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005/261 "2013-06-28T20:56:25Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Are you willing to buy the establishment and pay to have it installed? Hell yeah!! And not just one stall, many of them šŸ˜ƒ > [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](#): > > Still, I notice a solution amongst the posting. Earlier \*\*Esco \*\*agreed with someone elseā€™s post indicating that what he fears is being nude in front of someone who might find him attractive. I suggest he simply engage said person in conversation for a few minutes. I believe that would solve his problem as it would most certainly cause any attraction to quickly dissipate. Problem solved Hey, thats an excellent solution. Just act like a jerk and maybe thatā€™ll turn him off. Iā€™m guessing this has worked for you in the past?? . ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005/262 "2013-06-28T21:00:51Z")
> [@Esco](#): > > Its not meant to be funny haha, its meant to be funny in a cute kind of way. Thats why I often write ā€œabootā€. But Iā€™m not surprised you wouldnt know what ā€œcuteā€ looks like Iā€™m an expert on ā€œcuteā€. Or, as we experts call it, ā€œThe Science of Adorabilityā€. I wrote my thesis paper on it. Unfortunately, I must say, as an expert, spelling it ā€œabootā€ isnā€™t really very cute. When I talked to every woman in North America, they agreed with me. Sowwy. (note the ā€œcuteā€ spelling of sorry there. Professional move, folks) > [@](#): > > The KKK also hates much like you do. They also justify it by saying Blacks should be hated upon because they commit so much crime. > > Do you see what I did there?? You hate me too because in your opinion Iā€™ve committed a ā€œcrimeā€ by being bigoted in your eyes. > > I wouldnt be surprised if you dont get that comparison though. Try sleeping on it and get back to us tomorrow I do not hate you, I hate your willful stupidity and bigotry. You may see that as a part of yourself that cannot be separated, but I am an optimist and believe you could outgrow it. And, even though I hate your beliefs, I do not think you should be forced to use a separate changing room, or be lynched. I just think youā€™re wrong. When the KKKā€™s crimes consist of smart, funny replies on an internet message board, you may have a point with that analogy. Until then, it doesnā€™t really hold water. > [@](#): > > Try being more positive. You definitely come across as an angry woman But I was so optimistic right up there!! Aw, at this rate _Iā€™ll never get a date to the homecoming dance!_ ā˜¹ > [@](#): > > I leave space sometimes after an edit so my post doesnt get mixed up with the edit message ( Last edited by Esco; Today at 04:41 PM). I would think a reasonably intelligent person couldve figured that out. > > Look below, Iā€™m doing it again > > . Reasonable intelligent people have been using this board for some time now, and none have hit on this ā€œgeniusā€ idea of yours. You truly are an innovator. Hey, you should come to your Pit thread. > **[Would you be uncomfortable sharing meat space with troglodyte homophobes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=694988)** > > I donā€™t know what it is, but I just canā€™t stand the idea of having to exist around troglodyte homophobes. I mean, I might sit next to one on the BART and not even know it. Ew! They should have their own ways to get to work so I donā€™t have to mix with... šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005/263 "2013-06-28T21:05:22Z")
> [@Esco](#): > > Hey, thats an excellent solution. Just act like a jerk and maybe thatā€™ll turn him off. > > Iā€™m guessing this has worked for you in the past?? It certainly has. Sometimes you have to be a jerk to get a thick headed guy to get the point. I suspect youā€™ve been on the receiving end of that fairly often since you got my point right away. So, what women have had to do with you in the past, turn that around on those gay men who apparently canā€™t help but fall in love with your naked self. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005/264 "2013-06-28T21:05:39Z")
> [@Esco](#): > > You also cant force sauerkraut down somebody throat, and expect them to like it or eat it Why are homophones so obsessed with people forcing things down their throat? Donā€™t worry, **Esco** , if you want to ā€œtry a little sauerkrautā€ no one will force you. You can find a nice guy willing to take it slow, you know, ease you into the sauerkraut. But donā€™t ask in a locker room-- itā€™s inappropriate. > [@Czarcasm](#): > > [Cute.](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KvDFauTmm3g/TIOt72XZqFI/AAAAAAAAC7Y/cwm_89-ETM4/s1600/cute-kitten-501.jpg) > Repeatedly saying ā€œabootā€? Not so cute. Hey, a fellow professional! I missed you at the last seminar. ---
**Author:** ![Esco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de053/32.png) [@Esco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esco)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005/265 "2013-06-28T21:16:39Z")
> [@miss\_elizabeth](#): > > Why are homophones so obsessed with people forcing things down their throat? Whats a homophone?? Is that a gay anglophone?? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005/266 "2013-06-28T21:17:15Z")
_This_, **Esco** > [@miss\_elizabeth](#): > > Hey, a fellow professional! I missed you at the last seminar. is clever and cute. Now, if she kept repeating it for no reason, it would not be so clever and/or cute. Got it? ---
**Author:** ![Esco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de053/32.png) [@Esco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esco)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005/267 "2013-06-28T21:24:08Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > _This_, **Esco** is clever and cute. > Now, if she kept repeating it for no reason, it would not be so clever and/or cute. > > Got it? Yes sir, mister humor-police. Maybe try lightening up a little instead ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005/268 "2013-06-28T21:35:28Z")
> [@Esco](#): > > Yes sir, mister humor-police. > > Maybe try lightening up a little instead You might try _saying_ something funny instead of _showing_ us something funny. ---
**Author:** ![Esco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de053/32.png) [@Esco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esco)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005/269 "2013-06-28T22:07:13Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > You might try _saying_ something funny instead of _showing_ us something funny But if I get too funny I might attract gay people šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005/270 "2013-06-28T22:32:43Z")
> [@Esco](#): > > Whats a homophone?? Is that a gay anglophone?? In this case it was a typo, but you seem to be a person who, uh, how do I say this? You seem to be someone who may not have benefited from all the education available. So, in the interest of fighting ignorance [Homophone](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophone): A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning. > [@Esco](#): > > But if I get too funny I might attract gay people šŸ˜ƒ This is not something you need to worry about. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005/271 "2013-06-28T22:41:36Z")
> [@Esco](#): > > But if I get too funny I might attract gay people šŸ˜ƒ Iā€™m getting the impression this was your intention from the start. Not that thereā€™s anything wrong with that. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005/272 "2013-06-28T22:47:27Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Clearly the correct approach is to stand in the middle of the locker room and announce loudly ā€œOKAY, Iā€™M GOING TO GO TAKE A SHOWER NOW AND I DONā€™T WANT ANY OF YOU QUEERS LOOKING AT MY PENIS, ALL RIGHT?!?ā€ > > That should solve your problem. usually the problem is solved when someone is caught staring in a locker room whether theyā€™re gay or straight. The solution starts with an invitation to leave. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2013, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005/273 "2013-06-29T01:42:42Z")
> [@Esco](#): > > The KKK also hates much like you do. They also justify it by saying Blacks should be hated upon because they commit so much crime. > > Do you see what I did there?? You hate me too because in your opinion Iā€™ve committed a ā€œcrimeā€ by being bigoted in your eyes. Ah, the old, ā€œYouā€™re a bigot against bigots!ā€ argument. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![ctnguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@ctnguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ctnguy)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2013, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005/274 "2013-06-29T02:07:36Z")
> [@Esco](#): > > I never said I wanted to kick gays out. Heck, Iā€™ll even move out myself into a gay-free shower stall šŸ˜‰ You never said you wanted to kick gays out? Bull-fucking-shit: > [@Esco](#): > > Thats why I think in amateur and pro sports its time we start segregating dressing rooms based on sexual preferences. Men and women should have separate change rooms, and gay and straight athletes should as well ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005/275 "2013-06-29T02:27:07Z")
Ah, he just wouldnā€™t let them into the non-fruity locker room in the first place. Thatā€™s not at all like kicking them out! ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2013, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005/276 "2013-06-29T07:08:37Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > Also, what gives you this idea that gay/bi dudes are so narrowly focused on the penis? I hate to break it to you, but every gay/bi dude out there has seen a penis before (except for blind guys, I guess, but theyā€™re not going to be checking you out in the locker room anyway). I see and touch a penis every single day of my life; I am intimately familiar with what one looks like. Donā€™t get me wrong, I love me some man meat, but there is more to being attracted to dudes than penis. So, even if you carefully insure that no gay/bi eye should ever spy your junk, we might very well be looking at your chest. Or your arms. Or your legs. Or your face. All of which are commonly exposed in public, never mind locker rooms. Do you propose spending the rest of your life behind a pixellated screen, save for when you are in the presence of only women or men who can certify that they have never had so much as a passing gay thought? Maybe **Esco** should get a burka. Iā€™d like to propose a rainbow-colored model with lots of lace. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2013, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005/277 "2013-06-29T10:56:25Z")
> [@Esco](#): > > But if I get too funny I might attract gay people šŸ˜ƒ Evidence suggests little danger of this proposition being verified. ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2013, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005/278 "2013-06-29T11:42:39Z")
Of course Iā€™d feel comfortable sharing a dressing room with a gay man or a lesbian! I would also welcome transgender people including people at all stages of transition and those who are genderqueer, and intersex people. Iā€™ll be bold and even say I donā€™t mind if my dressing room isnā€™t segregated; even people of different ethnicities would be allowed in! The only discomfort I feel would relate to needing to drop a few pounds, but I donā€™t see how the other personā€™s demography enters into that. - White cisgender straight male, 56. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005/279 "2013-06-30T22:15:14Z")
> [@miss\_elizabeth](#): > > I mean, I donā€™t like clowns, so you know what? I stay out of the fucking circus. Oh I dunno - youā€™re **here** , arenā€™t you? > [@Esco](#): > > You dont get much sex, do you?! Itā€™s because she stays out of the fucking circus. Seeing that one clown act with the strap-ons was enough to put her off both clowns and sex for life. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005/280 "2013-07-01T01:27:09Z")
> [@miss\_elizabeth](#): > > You just arenā€™t allowed to make people stop eating sauerkraut because you donā€™t like it. Thatā€™s the issue here; youā€™re saying I canā€™t put sauerkraut on my hot dog because it grosses you out. Sorry dude- if you canā€™t deal with other people eating sauerkraut\* you have to eat at home. Really, ā€œeating sauerkrautā€, thatā€™s what weā€™re going to go with as our gay sex metaphor? Okaaay, if you say so. > [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](#): > > Iā€™m really starting to get the impression the OP as a crush on **miss elizabeth**. Heā€™s overcompensating. > [@Napier](#): > > Of course Iā€™d feel comfortable sharing a dressing room with a gay man or a lesbian! I would also welcome transgender people including people at all stages of transition and those who are genderqueer, and intersex people. Iā€™ll be bold and even say I donā€™t mind if my dressing room isnā€™t segregated; even people of different ethnicities would be allowed in! The only discomfort I feel would relate to needing to drop a few pounds, but I donā€™t see how the other personā€™s demography enters into that. - White cisgender straight male, 56. This is it. Go to other places in the world and weā€™re pretty much all sharing one washroom. Suck it up buttercup. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-comfortable-sharing-a-dressing-room-with-a-gay-person/662005.md?page=15)