5 minute reads from a 50something woman

5 minute reads from a 50something woman

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5 minute reads from a 50something woman
5 minute reads from a 50something woman
The sanctity of the female changing room

The sanctity of the female changing room

... Because I am coming to believe that nowhere on this planet can a more naturally compassionate and intuitively kind space be found, where, hidden from the male gaze, women are freed.

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Cary J Hansson
Jan 29, 2023
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5 minute reads from a 50something woman
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The sanctity of the female changing room
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It’s January and I’m back at the gym.

Which means I’m back in the ladies changing room. It isn’t a fancy gym, it’s part of the local leisure centre, so the changing rooms are also for everyone coming to the local swimming pool.

I’m lucky  because it’s a brand new venue;  the showers and  saunas are all spanking clean. The hairdryers work and the toilets h…

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