Growing Up Trans - Intermission #5 - A Clean Close Shave

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Growing Up Trans - Intermission #5 - A Clean Close Shave

1993.

Steph and I had gone to the dollar movies several times as Jenn now, and I was feeling much more comfortable in my presentation as a woman. I decided to see if I could do it myself, and tried to make a trip to the theater on my own.

I bought my ticket, and went in to watch the Fugitive. About halfway through, though, the supersize soda I'd gotten was kicking in, and, feeling pretty sure of myself, I went into the ladies room alone. There were only tow others in there, so I went in, did my business, washed my hands, and on my way out, was stopped by security.

I was quickly ushered into the manager's office where one of the girls in the restroom was waiting. "That's him. That's the one. I want him arrested."

I was told to sit down. Suddenly it got very noisy outside.

"The police are already on their way, miss."

I looked at her, trying to figure out what kind of person would want me arrested. She was trembling, but it wasn't a scared kind of tremble. It was an angry one. No tears, but a angry furrowed brow. She was furious.

A crash came from outside and the security guard looked up from his paperwork, curious. He went back filling out paperwork.

What the heck was I gonna do? Was it even illegal in Texas to use the wrong restroom? Go to jail? In full female regalia? This wasn't the way I'd wanted to come out to my parents.

Suddenly there was another loud thump. This time the security guard got up and looked out, to find a full on knock-down drag-on fight going on between four kids. He ran out.

And so did I.

I never went back to that theater again. To this day, I will not use a public women's restroom unless I absolutely have to.

Growing Up Trans Chapters:
Preschool - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2238402.html
Elementary School - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2238626.html
The Nightmare of Fifth Grade (NSFW) - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2238939.html
Middle School - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2239155.html
High school - Year 1 & 2 - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2239578.html
High school - Year 3 - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2240215.html
High school - Year 4 - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2241302.html
Opening up to a Whole New World - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2242118.html
Intermission #1 - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2245139.html
The Boulton and Park Society - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2243005.html
The Birth of Jenn Dolari - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2243105.html
Life with Geri - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2244596.html
False Starts - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2244834.html
New Name, New Home - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2245871.html
The Real Life Test - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2246452.html
First Impressions - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2246872.html
The Dark Side of the Knife - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2250079.html
Lone Star Rising - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2247894.html
My Chemical Romance (NSFW) - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2248223.html
La Semana Cansado - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2251372.html
Lone Star Falling - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2249137.html
The Stone of Sisyphus - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2252049.html
In the Trenches - http://jenndolari.livejournal.com/2252961.html