Skated at the Alice Noble Ice Arena with a friend of mine who was disappointed that I wasn’t allowed to skate in my dress. The next time I skate in pants, it will be by my choice, not what someone else tells me I should be wearing.
Wearing a dress doesn’t change who I am, sure some people play dress up and pretend to be something else. For myself I am still me, I am still the same person in pants or skirts. Some people do use clothing to change themselves, and some clothing is used for people to be themselves.
Certainly you can’t have a firefighter fighting a fire wearing a polyester suit, but someone who is not a firefighter does not become one by wearing firefighting attire. And just because a firefighter is not wearing their kit, doesn’t mean they are not a firefighter.
I enjoy skating, and enjoy it just as much if I’m wearing a dress, for people to go out of their way and otherwise deny me the same privilege that others have is ridiculous.