Corset fan demands unisex bathrooms
July 26, 2007 
A transgender patient in America has said that there is a greater need for non-gender-specific public lavatories in the country.
Corset lover Ursula Magdolan has spoken out about the need to expand the coverage of toilets that do not specify a sex in order to accommodate cross-dressers and transsexuals.
Although born as a male, the 20-year-old began dressing like a female in corsets and frocks about four years ago.
In an interview with the Independent Florida Alligator, 'Ms' Magdolan wore a tightly laced corset and 2-inch heels and told the publication that the decision of which cubicles to use was not easy.
Speaking at Gainesville's University Club, a favoured haunt for transgender people, she said she now uses the ladies room, but in the past she has been spat on, stared at and had a bottle hurled at her for her audacity.
"They just don't understand," she said. "I think there should be unisex bathrooms everywhere. If there is a bathroom for both genders, I'll use that one because I don't consider myself truly man or a woman."
Ms Magdolen believes that gender-neutral bathrooms could solve the problem of discrimination. Bob Karp, on the board of directors for the Human Rights Council of North Central Florida, says that over 70 cities provide legislative protection for gender identity and expression. He said that although unisex bathrooms could protect transgender individuals, it is not currently a legal requirement.
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