corylea: A woman gazing at the sky (Default)
posted by [personal profile] corylea at 12:54pm on 2019-04-11
This was brought home to me on Monday.

As you know, I'm as tall as the average man, and my hair is only just beginning to grow back after chemotherapy, so I look like I have a crew cut. My left breast is gone, and while eventually I plan to wear a bra with a prosthesis in it so as not to make other people uncomfortable, right now I'm still breastless on that side.

I was at the doctor's for yet another medical procedure and was just about to open the door to the ladies' room when a nearby man said, "That's the LADIES' room!" I said, "I'm a woman," and went on in.
dewline: Text: "Empathy in Silence" (empathy-2)
posted by [personal profile] dewline at 01:42pm on 2019-04-11
I wish you freedom from cruelty.
corylea: A woman gazing at the sky (Default)
posted by [personal profile] corylea at 01:47pm on 2019-04-11
That's kind of you, but I don't think the guy was trying to be mean; I think he was trying to save me from an embarrassing mistake, kind of in a "Psst! Buddy, that's the ladies' room" kind of way.

Or maybe I'm just an optimist. :-)
minoanmiss: Minoan lady in moon (Minoan Moon)
posted by [personal profile] minoanmiss at 07:13pm on 2019-04-11
OH FFS DUDE.

May I have the presence of mind to tell such a gatekeeper off if they go after anyone in my presence.
corylea: A woman gazing at the sky (Default)
posted by [personal profile] corylea at 02:40pm on 2019-04-12
I don't think the guy was trying to be mean; I think he was trying to save me from an embarrassing mistake, kind of in a "Psst! Buddy, that's the ladies' room" kind of way.

Or maybe I'm just an optimist. :-)

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