News of the Loos
Whether you’re transgendered or simply enjoy cross dressing you need no long longer tolerate verbal or physical abuse when using public toilets in Croydon.
After two years of working closely with "the police and other transgender organisations", Aurora, Croydon's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGTB) police focus group, has had its Public Toilet Advice Plan (PTAP) for Trannies and TVs (TATS) officially endorsed by the Met.
It's entitled Which Loo? and if Croydon isn’t your favourite stomping ground don’t worry; the plan is set to be adopted London wide.
Happy days.
The guidelines, originally for men in the process of becoming women, can also, say those behind the scheme, be used by cross dressers.
It seems that transsexuals and transvestites have been getting a bit of a hard time, so to speak, when caught short.
One of the main movers, Rachel Cox said: “I’ve had the experience of a difficult situation when using public toilets in the past and it’s very humiliating and embarrassing.”
And a leading light of the Croydon transgender group Friends of the Firebird (???), Sandra Robinson, who has also been a victim of abuse while using public toilets, said she is “glad that the police are taking an interest in this problem because we have been trying to push the guidelines through for a long time.”
Tor Docherty, chief executive of Galop, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community safety charity, welcomes any increase in official awareness of the problems encountered by transgendered people:
“It’s really good that someone has looked at transgender specific problems. Transphobic crime is ignored and it needs to be taken further up the agenda."
Absolutely.
Here are the official Which Loo? guidelines:
Before you use the loo think ahead If you are on a train use the unisex loo. Do not wait until your journey is over.
If you go into a pub consider buying a drink to avoid attracting the attention of staff.
Consider using unisex or disabled loos whenever possible
When you are in the loo avoid eye contact Especially if it is a gents. Ladies loos are more sociable and eye contact may help you blend in.
If you are confronted stay calm Do not get involved in a conversation or an argument.
Carry some documentation showing your acquired gender. For instance a driving licence, AA membership (???) or a medical certificate from your GP.
www.thisislocallondon.co.uk
After two years of working closely with "the police and other transgender organisations", Aurora, Croydon's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGTB) police focus group, has had its Public Toilet Advice Plan (PTAP) for Trannies and TVs (TATS) officially endorsed by the Met.
It's entitled Which Loo? and if Croydon isn’t your favourite stomping ground don’t worry; the plan is set to be adopted London wide.
Happy days.
The guidelines, originally for men in the process of becoming women, can also, say those behind the scheme, be used by cross dressers.
It seems that transsexuals and transvestites have been getting a bit of a hard time, so to speak, when caught short.
One of the main movers, Rachel Cox said: “I’ve had the experience of a difficult situation when using public toilets in the past and it’s very humiliating and embarrassing.”
And a leading light of the Croydon transgender group Friends of the Firebird (???), Sandra Robinson, who has also been a victim of abuse while using public toilets, said she is “glad that the police are taking an interest in this problem because we have been trying to push the guidelines through for a long time.”
Tor Docherty, chief executive of Galop, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community safety charity, welcomes any increase in official awareness of the problems encountered by transgendered people:
“It’s really good that someone has looked at transgender specific problems. Transphobic crime is ignored and it needs to be taken further up the agenda."
Absolutely.
Here are the official Which Loo? guidelines:
Before you use the loo think ahead If you are on a train use the unisex loo. Do not wait until your journey is over.
If you go into a pub consider buying a drink to avoid attracting the attention of staff.
Consider using unisex or disabled loos whenever possible
When you are in the loo avoid eye contact Especially if it is a gents. Ladies loos are more sociable and eye contact may help you blend in.
If you are confronted stay calm Do not get involved in a conversation or an argument.
Carry some documentation showing your acquired gender. For instance a driving licence, AA membership (???) or a medical certificate from your GP.
www.thisislocallondon.co.uk
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