For trans* people, the binary assignment to male and female toilets can be an exclusionary and conflict situation. Especially by the wrong ascription by others, the use of a toilet is seen as ‘wrong’ or supposedly wrong, which can be expressed in psychological, physical or sexualised violence. A statement in an interview by the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency illustrates this: ‘In front of every public toilet I have to classify myself; with women I feel uncomfortable, with men I get strange looks’.

Anna Damm from the trans* consultancy at the Humboldt University in Berlin stated that for a lot of trans* people the use of toilets is connected with anxiety. As one approach, unisex toilets are discussed or, like the Alice Salomon University in Berlin, have already been implemented as a reaction to claims in the form of all-gender toilets. Sweden can also be seen as a role model. With the set-up of gender-neutral toilets, basic sanitation for everyone is made possible by the safe access to toilets and its equipment (toilet seats, urinals, sinks, changing tables).

Similar problems occur when using dressing rooms in, for example, gyms, public pools or sports clubs. An interview by the FRA showed, that in 2011, 19% of the German trans* people felt discriminated against in sports clubs or gyms. In gyms, trans* people are not only confronted by the question of which dressing room can be used, but also by discriminatory situations in the practice room. As a reaction to external requests, some gyms and public pools have implemented usage times for trans* people. Those can be a more secure room for trans* people, but only change partially structural and institutional forms of discrimination against trans* people.