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Posted by: NeoAdamite 02:11 pm EST 12/21/15
In reply to: Odd behavior in theater restroom - Teacher64 03:12 am EST 12/21/15
The situation is not symmetrical. Women have far more substantial reasons to fear men intruding on their intimate space than vice versa.

Other data points to consider:

At the Connolly Theater, there is a unisex bathroom, and some older women of my acquaintance will not use it, choosing to wait in line for the handicapped bathroom instead. They don't trust men to behave themselves, and it's hard to disagree.

While The Public was under construction, there was a unisex bathroom on the ground floor, and there were similar complaints, but in that case I think it was that the non-stall activities (such as fixing one's appearance) were also unisex.

Nobody has explained to me why the problem of insufficient women's facilities has only arisen since the 80s. Were there fewer women patrons? Were intermissions more frequent (in 1975 La Boheme had three intermissions, now it has one)? Were we less hydrated? Was it simply not spoken of?
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