Whose urinal is it anyway
Black nonbinary trans* femme resistance in public restrooms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6446993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Miguel Wilson (0000-0002-5768-2570, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 366-385 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management An International Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1746-5648 • E-ISSN: 1746-5656 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/qrom-08-2024-2802 |
| OpenAlex | W4411626464 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 30 |
Purpose Trans* studies introduced concepts like situational docility and passing to explain how gender-expansive individuals find ways to safely navigate public spaces. I set out to better understand why, despite presenting femininely, I find myself choosing not to “pass” and often frequent the men’s restroom. Design/methodology/approach This autoethnography centers around my embodied knowledge as a Black nonbinary trans* femme. From September to December of 2023, I collected field notes, reflexive journal entries and artifacts of my time navigating public restrooms. Integrating Black feminist thought and Black fugitivity, I explore how my embodiment and queer troublemaking inform my navigation of gender-segregated spaces. Findings I found the threat of gender policing, gender multiplicity (i.e. identifying and being perceived across the gender binary), along with intersectional (i.e.gender, race, and class) embodiment and a refusal to be erased shape how I navigate the bathroom. Originality/value This study extends the discussion of fugitivity and embodiment in organizations to public restrooms. I highlight the unspoken gendered and racialized dynamics of gender policing, how intersecting identities can inform fugitive efforts and the joy of resisting erasure. My narrative advocates for multi-stall all-gender restrooms, demonstrates the importance of further investigations of intersectional trans* embodiment, and the potential benefits of using visual methods in embodiment research
Biology · Political science · Resistance (ecology · Sociology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
Exploring the visual in organizations and management
Lessons from photoelicitation
Doing dirty research using qualitative methodologies
Good Autoethnography
Why the “transgender” bathroom controversy should make us rethink sex-segregated public bathrooms
Challenging cisnormativity, gender binarism and sex binarism in management research
Gender essentialism and benevolent sexism in anti‐trans rhetoric
Public Discomfort with Gender Appearance-Inconsistent Bathroom Use
Fear of a Black femme
Non-Binary Embodiment, Queer Knowledge Production, and Disrupting the Cisnormative Field
College students' acceptance of trans women and trans men in gendered spaces
Working at gender? An autoethnography
Cisnormative symbolic colonization and transgender and gender nonconforming individuals in the workplace
Restroom restrictions
Intersectional (in)visibility of transgender individuals with an ethnic minority background throughout a gender transition
If I knew then what I know now
Peeing under surveillance
Identity work in organizations and occupations
Cisgendered Organizations
Who Thinks Outside the Gender Box? Feminism, Gender Self-Esteem, and Attitudes toward Trans People
Belonging and the politics of belonging
Spatially organizing future genders
Multiple racial identities as sources of psychological resilience
Mapping the Margins
Occupational Cultures and the Embodiment of Masculinity
Multiplicity and reflexivity in organizational research
Hearing Gender
Another Life is Possible
Toward a Moderate Autoethnography
What does it Mean to be a Man? Trans Masculinities, Bodily Practices, and Reflexive Embodiment
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |