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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]Matariki
(18,775 posts)And your refusal to even TRY to understand how women might feel is sexist. It's NOT an either/or thing - pitting respect for trans people against acknowledging that women have legitimate reasons to feel cautious.
It's sexist to automatically discount the woman's version of what happened and simply dismiss her as a bigot. It lacks complete understanding of women's experience of harassment, assault, rape, and the fear of those things to not even acknowledge that those things come into play in this situation. Acknowledging that reality is NOT the same as saying transwomen are rapists, ffs. It does mean the women have been taught - by experience, by their parents, and by society to be fearful of being alone in private spaces with men (or people they perceive to be men) who they don't know. How difficult is that to grasp?
I would hope we can find a solution that respects everyone.