Chris Mosier

Chris mosier: Running, Away and To

At the gym, I felt too nervous to use the men’s locker room but was already experiencing harassment in the women’s. I tried to arrive already in workout clothes, but it wasn’t always possible. While playing in a just-for-fun dodgeball league in New York City, I asked the clerk if there was a private area where I could change. They told me there were only two options, the men’s and the women’s, and that I “just needed to choose one.” Both felt unsafe, and I weighed my options as my teammates and friends passed me by in the lobby. I was ultimately told that I could change at the McDonalds down the street. They asked me to leave, and I was utterly humiliated and vulnerable at having to explain to my team why there was no safe place for me. I was overcome with sadness and rage.