By skyforbes I’m (21F) a figure skater and got yelled at for being in the women’s locker room at my rink today. This woman came up to me at the sink and started demanding to know what I was doing there. I told her I was just fixing my hair. She said I don’t belong in this bathroom and need to go to the men’s instead.
For reference, I’m 6’ 1 and fairly muscular since I’m an athlete, so I sometimes get mistaken for being trans, but this was by far the rudest someone has ever been to me about it. When I refused to leave, she threatened to call security. My friend overheard this and stepped in, and told the woman that I am in fact cis. She rolled her eyes and stormed out.
I already feel self conscious enough because I don’t fit the typical mold of womanhood, and this definitely didn’t help. How can I avoid this in the future? Was she just being an asshole?