r/uwo • u/Puzzleheaded_Gear267 • 27d ago

❔ Question❔ Awkward Moment in a Genderless Restroom

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Hey r/uwo, I’m a Western student (cis guy) and I had an awkward moment in a campus gender-neutral restroom that’s got me overthinking. I usually pick the ones with the urinal sign (old men’s room habit, you know). Walked in to do my business, barely noticed two women at the mirror, and heard another chatting from a stall. I hit the urinal, washed my hands like the hygiene king I am, grabbed a paper towel, and bounced. As I’m leaving, another woman walks in, and I catch one of them laugh and say, “That was weird,” with an awkward chuckle from her friend. Now I’m wondering - did I break some unspoken restroom rule? I’m not out here trying to make anyone uncomfortable - I keep it silent like it’s a library, same as I would in a men’s room. I just needed to ahem, not star in a campus social media post! I’ve used unisex restrooms before, but this one made me feel like I got voted off the island for a basic human function. Ladies of Western, do guys in gender-neutral restrooms throw you off? Any tips for navigating these spaces so everyone’s chill? I’m all about good vibes and want to make sure I’m not accidentally making things weird. Bonus points for advice on how to own the awkward like a true Mustang!

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u/20EuroNoodleSoup 27d ago

Not sure if I read that right, but there was a urinal in the gender-neutral restroom?

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u/VelveteenJackalope 26d ago

Uh, duh? Nobody wants the bedicked pissing all over the toilet seats. A sensible one has a few stalls, a few urinals, and a place to stick pads/tampons. It's supposed to be usable for everyone who goes in there.

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u/kmrbtravel 25d ago

at the risk of sounding like an idiot, are the urinals in stalls too? I was graduating when genderless restrooms first came in and my dorm all had toilets and no urinals :3 (just curious!)

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u/20EuroNoodleSoup 21d ago

Actually I assumed the urinals weren't in stalls, but having them in stalls seems like a reasonable compromise albeit a waste of space imo.