TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Experiences of a gender non-conforming lesbian in the "ladies' (rest)room"
JO  - Journal of lesbian studies
A1  - Riggle, Ellen D. B.
SP  - 482
EP  - 495
VL  - 22
IS  - 4
N2  - Public restrooms in U.S. culture are highly gendered, politicized, problematic spaces. Gender non-conforming lesbians may feel especially at risk for various forms of harassment or policing by other occupants in the "ladies' (rest)room." Using auto-ethnographic lived experiences as observations, this essay explores reactions of other women/female occupants in public restrooms designated for female persons to the presence of a gender non-conforming lesbian (the author). Reactions include no response, fear and flight or fight, screaming/shrieking, and active policing. Differences by location and region, and changes in responses over time, are also explored.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1089-4160
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10894160.2018.1460565
ID  - ref1
ER  -