An unusual restroom "incident" ...

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This posting is from: annie
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I was a coincidental witness this weekend to a somewhat unique
restroom situation, which I actually think was handled well.

Anyway, to make a long story long ... :)

I was at a local casino, and after a few adult beverages I
felt the need to take a bio break. I entered the restroom
and the only open stall was the "accessible" one on the near
end, which was quite spacious, even for such an intended
purpose.

As I was doing my thing, I realized that there was some
kind of commotion going on outside the stalls, and I
thought I heard a distinctly male voice out there. A
female voice then announced "Sorry, ladies, this is
really the best way to handle this ..."

As I exited, I found two female security guards and
a gentleman on a motorized scooter with a female
partner or attendant.

The one security guard then escorted the couple into
the stall I had just exited, almost appearing to
apologize to me with words to the effect of "Sorry,
I really don't know any other way to handle this."

The other security lady stood guard at the entrance
and let anybody else entering that there was indeed
a gentleman with an attendant in the area.

I think this particular case was handled very well.

It also points out the need for unisex restrooms,
which this particular facility (built in the 1990s
and expanded maybe 5 years ago) does not have.

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This posting is from: Mary Beth
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Not sure I understand what the issue was here. Was the "gentleman" a
cross-dressed male in femme garb?

Who was the attendant for?

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>Not sure I understand what the issue was here. Was the "gentleman" a
>cross-dressed male in femme garb?

Maybe I wasn't clear.

The gentleman was a cisgender(ed) genetic male. At least I assume so,
I didn't get to do an intimate inspection. :) :)

> Who was the attendant for?

The gentleman was physically challenged, riding an electric scooter.

The attendant (could have been wife or partner or professional
nurse) helped him in to the rather spacious stall in the ladies
room of the casino while the one security lady assisted.

I assume they chose this particular room because it has one very
large accessible stall.

I brought this up because I thought the staff handled it in a
very tactful way. Also, because it illustrates the need for
accessible unisex facilities even more!

This particular casino undewent a significant expansion maybe
five years ago or so and I'm kinda perplexed as to why they
did not include unisex facilities.

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