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In reply to the discussion: Planet Fitness cancels woman's membership after her complaints of transgender woman in locker room [View all]Response to Contrary1 (Original post)
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Planet Fitness cancels woman's membership after her complaints of transgender woman in locker room [View all]
Contrary1
Mar 2015
OP
Generally a letter from a physician or psychiatrist who generally writes it after x amount of time
MillennialDem
Mar 2015
#22
Surgery is irrelevant so yes. Regarding hormones the vast majority of trans people take
MillennialDem
Mar 2015
#48
Or if they live in my home county and can't even get a diagnosis that doesn't involve
Jamastiene
Mar 2015
#118
Thanks for just calling me a he. :( and any ordinary man who slaps on a wig or styles his hair
MillennialDem
Mar 2015
#291
I think most peoples' concerns about this are based on failure to understand
HereSince1628
Mar 2015
#101
I think the poster is thinking that there are most likely some a-holes out there who are hetero male
cui bono
Mar 2015
#172
I don't know how the legal angles work, but they promise a "no judgement zone" in their ads. I'd
genwah
Mar 2015
#139
This is a private club that can enforce their own rules, especially regarding who is and is not
underahedgerow
Mar 2015
#2
Is this a double negative, saying you agree with that now hidden bigoted post?Please clarify, thanks
uppityperson
Mar 2015
#228
I'm just waiting for one of the two in this subthread to start talking about
Jamastiene
Mar 2015
#203
No, it is about a woman who thought another woman wasn't "female-looking" enough.
Behind the Aegis
Mar 2015
#13
Don't forget TSA's Full Body Scanners! I guess now all will need to be fitted with these, you know,
RKP5637
Mar 2015
#36
Very very few trans women use women's locker rooms or bathrooms before transition. This number is so
MillennialDem
Mar 2015
#26
I can't think of a perfect solution, but I can certainly empathize. The core problem is IMO that
RKP5637
Mar 2015
#40
The thing is I'm invisible. I still don't out myself as trans because I "pass" and while
MillennialDem
Mar 2015
#47
Right, there is still way too much sexual abuse of women - but what I want to know is
MillennialDem
Mar 2015
#113
By how much and by what measure will the current policy of the club affect this number?
LanternWaste
Mar 2015
#293
That was my thought too! It was all explained to her, but yet she persisted. I agree with
RKP5637
Mar 2015
#43
She knew by the time they tossed her the fuck out of the club because she kept running her mouth.
Hassin Bin Sober
Mar 2015
#46
If you were a father and you took your 8 year old to the ladies', and a person who appeared
pnwmom
Mar 2015
#90
You seem comfortable with your 'daughter in the bathroom with a trans-woman' story.
icymist
Mar 2015
#256
No, but, as you said, you can't tell the difference, so I'm assuming you are advocating for...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2015
#174
This woman was probably concerned about the issue of safety, and that's a real issue,
pnwmom
Mar 2015
#177
No, see, they should be segregated, for thier protection, of course! n/t
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2015
#180
Eh, woke up from going to bed really early, just laying in bed tapping on my phone...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2015
#185
I have been explicitly including transwomen in the overall group of women, so yes.
pnwmom
Mar 2015
#186
Thats an assumption on your part, and its offtopic. Indeed if it were an issue....
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2015
#179
"Protect the rights of the minority while respecting the wishes of the majority"? Really?
Spider Jerusalem
Mar 2015
#289
You seem to miss that she is saying "straight" men, so we'd need some sort of sexual orientation
uppityperson
Mar 2015
#235
I wouldn't know, but the whole notion is ridiculous because it's not an issue in the first place.
Oneironaut
Mar 2015
#219
Still concern trolling I see, at least you didn't link to a TERF website again.
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2015
#167
You missed words there. "what is a solution that will keep all women safe, INCLUDING transgender
uppityperson
Mar 2015
#231
Then thank goodness in this case the person the woman was freaking out about
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Mar 2015
#52
What solution to this problem do you propose? I look like a woman. I would get harassed
MillennialDem
Mar 2015
#135
Your opinion is quite familiar, since it is the basis of right-wing framing for laws against TG
Starry Messenger
Mar 2015
#91
Would you hold the same consideration for a white woman who won't ride...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2015
#182
In all fairness to the trans woman she was probably attempting to pass as female
MillennialDem
Mar 2015
#138
I have a question, do you still think the trangender who have SRS "deform their minds and bodies"?
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2015
#213
Ah, so now it comes out, transgenderism is a fad. Nice to actually encounter a bona fide TERF on DU.
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2015
#217
She should go back to her home Planet Bigot if she doesn't wanna get with the times.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2015
#42
I assume she does not want them in the building at all, or maybe even out in public. nt
Logical
Mar 2015
#86
If people did have to change clothes in front of each other do you see a potential problem?
Nye Bevan
Mar 2015
#106
What an idiot. I bet she's a bigot on a mission who hated transpeople before she
Oneironaut
Mar 2015
#57
That's what I think, she was looking to turn it into a situation. I agree with you! n/t
RKP5637
Mar 2015
#159
So can any dude claim to "identify as a woman" and get to use the women's locker room?
Nye Bevan
Mar 2015
#75
LOL, yes, any man can do that. Jesus, questions like that is what cause this issue. I guess......
Logical
Mar 2015
#89
Well, usually companies that actually deal with trans-gendered customers require a doctor's note.
haele
Mar 2015
#94
It's not just "hot chicks" who might be made uncomfortable by naked people who they perceive as men
Nye Bevan
Mar 2015
#104
To insure "comfort", do we then put the onus on the club to insure no manly-looking women
haele
Mar 2015
#114
Ah, yes, someone forgot to tell me that trans-women were sexual predators...
backscatter712
Mar 2015
#143
That totally *isn't* the solution that makes the most sense, actually.
Spider Jerusalem
Mar 2015
#163
You can always rely on a few to show up, regulars too, why they aren't...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2015
#171
I'm always stunned by some of the comments on a supposedly liberal progressive site. There
RKP5637
Mar 2015
#162
I'm a cisgender straight male, as far as adjectives go, and there is a learning curve...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2015
#190
I think its the open to learning part, I approached it with curiousity rather than...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2015
#198
I've pretty much reached that same conclusion. It's ripe for intrusion by those seeking
RKP5637
Mar 2015
#209
On the bright side, threads like this make it easy to update my ignore list. n/t
backscatter712
Mar 2015
#286
As well as the same old sexism and male priviledge that women are treated to.
Matariki
Mar 2015
#252
That is an absurd comparison. Respect for women means not marginalizing their voices.
Matariki
Mar 2015
#259
Actually it turns out that 'Carlotta Sklodowska' identifies as male on her facebook page
Matariki
Mar 2015
#298
In reality, may as well make it anything goes as far as lockeroom use if you have to let anyone
brewens
Mar 2015
#263
What a thread this was to read. Wish I could say I was surprised by some of the posts but I can't.
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2015
#272
If nothing else, these threads do tend to clue me in on intolerant DUers. This one certainly did...
LanternWaste
Mar 2015
#292