Changing rooms...

[benny3008]

Would you be/are you put off by using your local swimming baths if the changing rooms are communal?

[cazzz1975]

the swimming baths near me set up chairs and tables next to the pool for people to sit down and watch the people using the swimming baths, some people were even eating meals. it was weird

[cazzz1975]

these were people who were not using the pool, just people using the cafe

[venator]

I suppose some people might be put off by these -

http://en.wikipedia.o.../Gender-neutral_toile

They had them in Bolton College at one time, I seem to remember.

[venator]

It's clipped the last letter off that link -

http://en.wikipedia.o...Gender-neutral_toilet

That's better...

[MrIncredible]

Our swimming baths have communal changing rooms, makes life a whole lots easier when I take my daughter for a swim, being only eight I dont think she would have the confidence to go into a changing room by herself, so it means she can come with me.
Works really well.

[Buenchico]

Venator:
Gender-neutral toilets existed (unofficially) when I was at college back in 1973! The halls of residence, which had previously been 'single sex', became 'mixed'. The toilet facilities on alternate floors were labelled, by the college authorities' as 'Male' or 'Female'. It took us students only a matter of minutes to work out that it was far simpler to treat them all as 'unisex'. (The hall had previously been used solely by women, so there were only cubicles, not urinals). However we had to remember to tell our parents, when they came to visit, that (for example) they shouldn't be surprised when they met a fella' in the 'Ladies' ;-)

However 'neutral gender' toilets are now becoming standard in many places. Somerset House refurbished their public toilets last year so that everyone now uses the same extremely smart cubicles (which are all wheelchair accessible and with their own washbasins). I don't know why people should regard that as odd because many small restaurants (e.g. Indian restaurants) only have a single toilet and nobody objects to both male and female customers using the same facilities.

Chris

[Scarlett]

I would take my stuff into the loos and get changed there.

[brenda]

Have never had a problem taking my clothes of in a communal area ---do it weekly in the local Co-op ---but appreciate that others may have a greater sensitivity than I about the matter.