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Meh the golden excuse still works...
As long as you say "I really gotta poop" you can go into any bathroom you want.
Gotta tell you, as a man man, beard n all, I have used the women's bathroom a few times in "I'm gonna literally piss myself" moments. The absolute most reaction I have gotten beyond an eyebrow raise was a laugh at my "sorry, emergency I promise I'll sit!" when a woman and myself made eye contact. I live multiple hours from the capital and probably two from the closest "major" city that Joe Blow Nowhere would recognize.
I really do think the average American doesn't give a shit as long as you're doing your business and getting out. Maybe I've just had good luck.
It's not about bathrooms...
It's about the segregation.
If they see someone who looks trans, they'll harass them regardless of what bathroom they go in.
You're immediately giving the excuse. A person who was trans would have to do that Everytime they went into the bathroom they don't identify with, but legally have to use.
The goal isn't for ing them in either bathroom, it's a blank check to harass and I timidate people not confirming to the 1940s gender constructs.
They'll keep going and eventually be yelling at women for wearing pants because that's "men's clothing".