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Article: Gender neutral bathroom location finder iPhone app

Via Waking Up Tired

 

TranSquat is a gender neutral bathroom location finder app. It uses your iPhone’s current GPS location to search, add and share nearby safe locations with other users.TranSquat was written by and for the trans community and is powered by data from safe2pee.You can help build the app by downloading it and sharing locations from your own communities.

 

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Resource: The Safe2Pee Project

Given the recent Tip Series on Bathrooms, I wanted to put a plug in here for a website that I think has such a great concept. This is, of course, the Safe2Pee project. Like TfTM, Safe2Pee is a project run by and for trans people. And, like TfTM, they’re thinking about public restrooms.

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Tip #6: The bathroom stall is not your only option

Contributor: Nash

This is the last post in this very first TfTM Tip Series — Bathrooms 101. I’m sad to see it go. If you have an idea for a bathroom tip that I left out of this series, go right ahead and  Share a Tip or Request a Tip!

I’m rounding this one out by talking about places we have to pee that aren’t bathroom stalls. One of these options I am very familiar with..the other I am not.

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Tip #5: Know the bathrooms in your area

Contributor: Nash

This is a tip I use all the time. Get to know what types of bathrooms are in your area. If you go to the same workplace everyday, the same gym, the same bar, etc. – scout out the bathrooms. Get to know what’s available for you. You may find that there’s a better option for you very close by. You may find there’s a better time to use a certain bathroom (e.g. before the drunkards arrive). The point of this is to ease any anxiety or insecurity you may have over going to the Men’s Room. For this guy, at least — it took practice.

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Tip #4: There are lots of different bathrooms out there

Contributor: Nash

Bathrooms come in lots of different configurations. And unlike Women’s Rooms, Men’s Room come with two different types of toilets – so the trans man may or may not be encountering some layouts he’s not used to. This can be anxiety-inducing as well as fun.

Before you think about going to the bathroom – it’s a good idea to take stock of the environment you’re in. Is it crowded? Is it rowdy? Are there a lot of drunk assholes? Do you feel comfortable and safe? If not, you may want to check out what kind of bathroom is present and decide if/when you want to go.

Following is a list of bathroom types in order of how I prefer them – but this is simply my preference. I’m a guy who happens to like privacy in the bathroom and I’m a guy who always uses the stall (I’m not gonna lie, all this bathroom talk has definitely made me urinal-curious). Now would be a good time for your urinal tips!

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