Abstract
Public restrooms in U.S. culture are highly gendered, politicized, problematic spaces. Gender non-conforming lesbians may feel especially at risk for various forms of harassment or policing by other occupants in the “ladies’ (rest)room.” Using auto-ethnographic lived experiences as observations, this essay explores reactions of other women/female occupants in public restrooms designated for female persons to the presence of a gender non-conforming lesbian (the author). Reactions include no response, fear and flight or fight, screaming/shrieking, and active policing. Differences by location and region, and changes in responses over time, are also explored.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 482-495 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Journal of Lesbian Studies |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Keywords
- Autoethnography
- LGBT
- gender non-conforming
- public restrooms
- well-being
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gender Studies