Locker rooms operate as pivotal access points to physical activity across sports, physical education, and fitness facilities. However, locker rooms are predicated on cis-heterosexual assumptions that can be isolating to LGBTQ+ individuals. Using an online cross-sectional survey, LGBTQ+ adults (N = 1,067) were asked open-response questions about their past and present locker-room experiences. The resulting texts were independently coded by two researchers using thematic analysis and compared. All discrepancies were discussed with and rectified by a third researcher who acted as a critical peer. The results present distinct experiences across three intersecting aspects of embodiment: self-conscious—“I hate(d) being seen,” sexual transgression, and gender transgression. The findings provide insight into how harmful LGBTQ+ stereotypes influence locker-room experiences and support the redesign of locker rooms to challenge the binary organization of these spaces.

更衣室是体育活动、体育教育和健身设施的关键入口。然而，更衣室是基于顺式异性恋假设，这可能会孤立 LGBTQ+ 个体。通过在线横断面调查，LGBTQ+ 成年人（N  = 1,067）被问及有关他们过去和现在的更衣室经历的开放式回答问题。由此产生的文本由两名研究人员使用主题分析独立编码并进行比较。所有差异均由作为关键同行的第三位研究人员讨论并纠正。结果呈现了体现在三个交叉方面的不同体验：自我意识——“我讨厌被看见”、性越轨和性别越轨。研究结果深入了解了有害的 LGBTQ+ 刻板印象如何影响更衣室体验，并支持重新设计更衣室以挑战这些空间的二元组织。