Combine 'womens' and 'mens' departments from clothing stores - they're sexist and discriminatory

It seems that Men's fashion choice are being more and more limited and restricted as time goes on. Any man seen wearing anything remotely attached to the female spectrum is typically considered 'gay' or 'weird' yet women can, and have, adopted wearing most of the male wardrobe (trousers, suits and shoes - e.g. brogues and loafers) each time feminizing some of the items and 'moving' them from the Men's department to the Women's department! A man wanting to wear, for example, skinny jeans and knee high boots, even if he looks fantastic, would probably not do so because of the fear of being ridiculed on the street and almost certainly be accused of being gay or, far worse, weird or perverted. I know this from experience. Cross-dressing is a term that only seems to apply to men wearing 'female' clothes but in fact, women cross dress all the time without any reprisals at all. Whilst there are some outreaching open-minded designers out there putting men in skirts, leggings, tights, knee or thigh high boots and even dresses on the catwalk, typical social opinion of this in the UK leaves me to think we're a very long way off seeing it on the street let alone in the mainstream shops unless changes are made. It is fair to say that some unisex items are becoming more acceptable. Certainly, men in skinny jeans is now quite common place but with knee high boots?? NO! But why not? Leggings (or Meggings as men's leggings are now dubbed) are only acceptable on the sports field in running or cycling. Some schools have had to vary their uniform policy to avoid being sexist - they now allow boys to wear skirts but, not surprisingly, no (or very few) pupils take up this option except perhaps in Scotland where a kilt is considered more unisex. Are you one of the people who might stare and possibly make fun at a man wearing a skirt or Ugg boots or leggings or knee high boots ? If so, why is it that you snigger and what makes it unacceptable for a man to wear whatever he wants to wear ? Opinion on this seems very different between men and women. I think more women than men are prepared to accept it - this ironically means that it is actually the men who are limiting the content of their wardrobe whilst most women aren't necessarily worried either way. This is evidenced in forums and blogs all over the internet. However, some women out there say 'I like my man to be a man' but what is it about a man wearing a skirt that makes him any less of a man than if he wore trousers? Others say 'a man looks ridiculous in a skirt or leggings so it's a no no'. Well, we all have different body shapes and it's fair to say that some women look just as ridiculous in their 'correctly' gender associated clothing too ! It's time to break down the barriers and get rid of the stigmas. There are many men out there who are 100% straight and would look great in clothes from the female department. Equally, I accept that not every guy would look great in a mini dress and a pair of heels (or want to) but then there's a lot of women out there who don't either ! This debate isn't about what specific clothes men should wear, it's about whether they should have the free choice to wear what they want without fear of reprisal or ridicule. I am voting for men to be able to walk into a store and try on a dress without being laughed at by the assistant. I am voting for men to be able to openly wear tights with shorts or a skirt (off the sports field!) without being worried that he is going to be accused of being gay, weird or perverted. I am voting for men to be able to wear knee high boots without being accused of being 'kinky' or dubbed as a cross dresser. I let my partner wear whatever he wants - he wears skinny jeans and ugg boots, he wears tights under his trousers in the winter, he looks fabulous in some low heel, over knee boots I bought him last year but he won't wear them outside the house! Its time to open our eyes and change social opinions on male fashion. Men - you need to wake up and smell the roses before you're only left with baggy jeans, trainers and a plain tee shirt !! In modern society, where so many barriers, opinions and discrimination is actively being removed or rendered illegal, why is it still acceptable to restrict a man to shop in a different section of a shop to women? There is a simple fix to this covert gender discrimination. This debate is about creating a free fashion environment for men and to uphold their entitlement and right to wear what they want. Let's make all clothing and the stores selling clothing unisex - Remove all the social, sexist and discriminatory barriers. The signs 'Womens' and 'Mens' in clothing stores should be removed - they are sexist and, in today's world, absolutely no different to the old apartheid signs. They create discrimination and are no less offensive than the old 'Blacks' and 'Whites' signs that we saw in the past and fought hard to remove. If we remove discrimination on the high street, opinions will rapidly change and Men will be able to freely express themselves irrespective of their sexuality / orientation. Live and let live. In 2015, it is hard to believe that having fought so hard for gay rights, multi-racial acceptance, disabled access and rights, removal of religious barriers and acceptance of all people - yet we are still faced with the most basic and fundamental discrimination of them all - Sexism !