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suswous · 3 days ago

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I know that, especially if it’s strangers, safety is also a big part of the concern, but I feel like a lot of (cis) women would be more comfortable sleeping in mixed gender rooms/rooms potentially with a bunch of cis guys if there was the requirement that you gotta promise to be cool about periods.

#thinking abt how when we went to Essen we booked a bunch of hostel rooms #and the way it worked out I was staying w/ 3 guys (in a 6 bed room) w/ I was totally fine w/#(all cis to my knowledge—and this is a fairly queer/trans club so ppl tbf to be more open)#which I’ll be honest earlier I had thought I’d try to get a room w/ more women but I actually didn’t rlly care #and of course the fact that I trusted most ppl in that club and those guys overall #(tbf one of them I just trusted in so far as he seemed fine but the other one’s I actively knew and trusted and given it’s the same room #that’s definitely enough)#but I wonder if I would’ve been less comfortable if I were on my period #like they wouldn’t be dicks abt it #but I think I would still feel that awkwardness/duty to hide it #and that’s why I think it’s specifically important that it’s like an affirmative agreement to be cool #bcs like yeah maybe if I mentioned having a period they would like try to be cool abt it but they wouldn’t expect it #but if it’s like affirmatively agreed to that they understand the risks and that they expect to hear abt periods/other stuff #maybe cis women would feel more comfortable #(Idk abt non-cis ppl who have periods bcs I can’t speak for how that would affect things)#(also I think this is mostly a problem for cis guys bcs a.obvs men (&nbs) who have/have had periods know what it’s like #&b. I feel like if you’re trans (or gnc but cis to some extent too) you learn to be cool w/shit #or at least just there’s not that societal expectation that you need to be kept from the knowledge of periods)#(also obvs anyone who uses women’s public restrooms is gonna get used to periods whether they have ‘em or not lol)

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