Today, while I was out to eat, I was approached by the restaurant manager. He told me that while he respected my personal choices, his patrons didn't feel comfortable with someone who used to be a man using the women's restroom. He thought I was a transsexual. I am a naturally-born female. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I walked into a restroom at a restaurant, took one step inside, and realized it was the staff-only restroom. The manager was inside, staring at me like I was an alien. I just smiled and awkwardly walked out. FML
Today, I was called a "transphobic bigot" at work because I told my coworker, a trans woman, that her clothing and behaviour were disrespectful and inadequate for the workplace. I'm also a trans woman. FML
Today, I just went to the bathroom and someone thought I was a guy. FML
Today, I was in a hot tub at a public sauna. After chatting with a friendly couple, I decided to go get some lunch. I was halfway out of the water when the man started laughing and said he'd thought I was a woman. I am. FML
Today, I was stopped by a customer who told me that I looked like a nice woman. I thanked him for the compliment and pointed out that I was a man. With an obviously male name on my name tag. And visible facial hair. FML
Today, while at a fast food restaurant, I wanted to wash my hands. The restrooms were locked, so a cashier got the key and opened the men's restroom. This would have been fine if I wasn't a girl. FML
Today, after going to the clinic for my hormone therapy, I decided to go to the mall. I went into the ladies' room to pee, and I heard a guy asking if there was anyone in there who shouldn't be. Yeah, someone called security on me. FML
Today, I was at a gay bar and asking a really convincing drag queen about her daily routine. I asked how she tucked her penis in. She responded, "Um, I'm a woman." I said, "Oh I'm sorry, are you pre-op or post-op?" She said, "No, I always have been and always will be a woman, asshole." FML
Today, I'm a closeted trans man, and I feel terrible every time my family calls me "she" or "girl". Help me, I don't know how to come out. FML
Today, I was working at my job as a cashier, checking out an elderly woman's groceries. She was very nice, and we chatted for a couple minutes. Once she had paid, she leaned close to me and said, very politely, "I'm so so sorry that I mistook you for a girl at first, young man." I AM a girl. FML
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Manica_fml 0
I don't see why people would be uncomfortable seeing someone using the restroom, I mean the woman's washroom have stalls... unless you were standing while peeing... or doing perverted shit by peeking on someone then yea. I'm a female and I walk into the guy's if the girl's is locked. Seriously, transsexual or not, if you have to go you have to go. But then again a guy wouldn't be comfortable seeing a female in their washroom. I feel for you but I can't help but laugh at this situation.
Melanie_fml 0
Most transgendered people I know look *fantastic*, you'd be hard pressed to tell. That aside, what the manager did was also against the law (at least in the US). Transgendered people who have undergone sexual reassignment surgery are then LEGALLY the gender they transitioned to. In other words, if you are a transgendered person born a man who transitions to a woman and has surgery, you can have your birth certificate altered. You can also now legally marry a woman in any state in the United States, because you ARE a woman. And all THAT aside, I wouldn't care if someone was a transvestite, if you're dressed as a woman feel free to use the bathroom. Unless the person (ANY PERSON) is doing something other than appropriately using the facility...who cares. :P What a bigot that manager was!
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alex_vik 1
LOL
rosetintedglassz 0
You should post the name of the restaurant. You would be suprised how many people would find that restaurant's stance on basic human decency objectionable and would prefer to take their business elsewhere.
GoldenTyga 0
K this Noname person is clearly fake.....they have 2 at least 2 other posts on the front page....and they're always someone different in the stories....first she's a teen then apparently she's old enough to have a 13 yr old daughter and next she's 22 ? smells like a load of shit to me
Lord_of_0 4
Yeah, and what's up with that guy, "Anonymous"? First he lives in South Africa, then the USA, then France, then Singapore! A pile of steaming turd indeed! What a ****!
who_cares10 0
FOAD Tyga. Swear to god, FML attracts some of the dumbest bastards from the human gene pool. If one more person tries to feel like a smart guy by calling fake, I'm gonna flip a shit and mail them a goddamn nail bomb. Even if you weren't illiterate shitheads, do you idiots REALLY THINK such a blatantly fake FML would get approved? SMFD.
GoldenTyga 0
and it's frustrating that a fake is allowed to post so many crap stories....it just ruins the whole experience
alex_vik 1
GoldenTyga - Wow, FML needs to put up a giant banner that says 'TO: IDIOTS THAT THINK NONAME IS ONE PERSON. NONAME = ANONYMOUS. NO MORE COMMENTS SAYING NONAME IS FAKE WILL BE ALLOWED' Seriously, learn to understand the most basic things of the internet before posting. It's people like you that ruin the whole experience.
MsSippi 0
haha yes totally agree with you 47
AngelAshley 0
@#40: "2. If you have a ******, you should be able to use the restroom, not if you wear female clothing." Tansexuals usually have to wait at least 2 years before the operation as a psycological evaluation to make sure it's the right thing. What should they do during this period?
greenrapsody 0
wow. that sucks so bad. did you at least tell him the truth and make him give you a free meal or something? he shouldn't just assume something THAT SERIOUS. that's terrible of him, and you could sue if you wanted to spend the money
alex_vik 1
#50 - The customers complained, not him. He was just doing his job.
BrotherPhil 35
Naah. His job was to tell the people complaining that it would be illegal for him to harass another customer based on their theories of what genitalia she was born with.
rosiegrewup 0
That's ****** up on so many levels. I'd have stood up and asked in a very loud voice if he wanted proof that I was female, and then demanded an apology from him, the other patrons and then told them exactly what I thought of their treatment of actual transgender folk and left.