Homophobia in Sailing?

Thanks, that's good to know.

Originally posted by 423zero I can't see an issue with pre-school children getting changed in opposite gender changing rooms, adults who have an issue can wait to use facilities.

My "issue" is that I don't know whether the father has an "issue" with my continuing to use the changing room in the normal way when his girls are present. I don't personally have a hang-up with nudity.

Another indication of political correctness gone mad again. While this subject is shifting away from the original point, the issue of changing rooms is one that causes all sorts of agro but really shouldn't. I'm not a naturist but we are all human beings. We all know what the opposite sex looks like so why is it an issue? Until my daughter was able to change herself at the swimming pool I always took her into the gents changing room and didn't use the cubicles. At the sailing club the same situation although we don't have cubicles there. When my son goes swimming and my wife takes him, then he changes in the ladies changing rooms.
I think most parents know the right time to allow their children to fend for themselves.
As for transgender people, then I guess it's a bit more of an issue. Interestingly I know of at least four, but have never asked how they deal with it, but the RYA advice seems sensible enough.

Originally posted by piglet We have Fathers with young daughters in the mens at our club, it really isn't an issue if everyone is respectful. I have always argued for maintaining open changing rooms because it's friendlier, space efficient and actually safer for children because everyone can see what everyone else is doing. That said I think cubicles will be the future as the next generation of sailors are unnacustomed to the group nudity that us older sailors would have taken for the norm at school. My sons & their piers all shower with boxers on when in together whilst the old geezers are without.

Totally agree.

Funny isn't it, we 1970's and 80's kids have no problems with nudity in changing rooms (I'm counting rugby, football and sailing) but generation X, who probably have more <potential> exposure to nudity than ever before online and in the media are squeemish about showering naked and would probably run a mile if they saw the communal bath I notice is no longer a fixture of football or rugby changing rooms nowadays but was commanplace when I was playing regularly

At one clunb I was a member we encouraged fathers with young daughters  t ouse the disabled shower room. This gave them the privacy and everyone was comfortable witth this.