Transgendered woman in the womens locker room

[Anonymous]

How do you feel about a TG woman in the womens locker room?

Riya Suising is a business owner, a certified massage therapist and a marathon runner who lives in Palo Alto, California. She’s also a transgender woman.

After long runs, she said she often goes to spas to improve circulation and recover from tough workouts. But while visiting the Washington region late last year, her relaxing day at a local spa ended abruptly and she says "unfairly," when customers and staff accused her of being a man in the women's locker room.

Spa World is a Korean-owned, 24-hour facility, located in a Centreville, VA strip mall. Suising later complained about her experience at Spa World to the Better Business Bureau. It's the company's response to that complaint - which has activists feeling steamed.

Suising spoke with ABC7's Mike Conneen via Skype. "(A female staff member) called me a man because she said I had strong muscle tone. I'm not bulky but I am athletic because I'm an athlete... I work out. I try to stay fit. And maybe because I have slightly wider shoulders than other people," she said. "So based on that, (the staff member) asked me to leave."

When her gender was questioned by the staffer, Suising said, "I showed her my driver's license with the female gender marker and I said 'I think I belong here' and she says 'I'm sorry, I still need to ask you to leave.'"

Spa World's owner, Sang Lee, said he does not allow intoxicated customers or inappropriate sexual behavior but he acknowledges Suising never misbehaved in any way....

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/03/transgender-woman-files-complaint-on-centreville-spa-85844.html

[Anonymous]

what external genitalia does the person have? at a place like sap world, i think they have to go with body parts to define what is appropriate in the female versus male area b/c they are a nude spa.

[Anonymous]

To answer your question, I have no problem with a TG woman in the women's locker room.

[Anonymous]

I could not care less if a transgendered woman was changing next to me.

[Anonymous]

Wouldn't think twice about it.

[Anonymous]

Wouldn't mind at all.

[Anonymous]

Pre or post op? It would bother me if there was a penis in the locker room, regardless of how that person identifies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pre or post op? It would bother me if there was a penis in the locker room, regardless of how that person identifies.

But why would it bother you?

[Anonymous]

Would not bother me at all. I hope she sues the shit out of the owners and shuts them down.

[Anonymous]

Here's Spa World's response btw:

"It is our policy to not accept any kinds of abnormal sexual oriented customers to our facility such as homosexuals, or transgender. We strongly enforce this policy for the safety and the comfort for our customers, and also to promote a healthy reputation for our business. Spa World accepts family-oriented customers many times with young children. Also, for the safety and the comfort for young children at Spa World, we strongly forbid any abnormal sexual behaviors and orientation in our facility. Despite the controversial issue of homosexuality and transgender, it is our policy to not accept them."

I've always thought Spa World was kind of gross the few times I've been there and this just confirms that they are disgusting in many ways. If they focused on not accepting people who clip their toenails in the changing room (saw it happen, saw the clippings get swept to the floor ugh), it would be a better use of their time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's Spa World's response btw:

"It is our policy to not accept any kinds of abnormal sexual oriented customers to our facility such as homosexuals, or transgender. We strongly enforce this policy for the safety and the comfort for our customers, and also to promote a healthy reputation for our business. Spa World accepts family-oriented customers many times with young children. Also, for the safety and the comfort for young children at Spa World, we strongly forbid any abnormal sexual behaviors and orientation in our facility. Despite the controversial issue of homosexuality and transgender, it is our policy to not accept them."

I've always thought Spa World was kind of gross the few times I've been there and this just confirms that they are disgusting in many ways. If they focused on not accepting people who clip their toenails in the changing room (saw it happen, saw the clippings get swept to the floor ugh), it would be a better use of their time.

This is just illegal though

[Anonymous]

They're family oriented. I would not want my 4 yo changing in the same room as a men. My child is too young to understand transgenderism. I have nothing against them but please keep it private. Literally.

I completely agree with their position.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They're family oriented. I would not want my 4 yo changing in the same room as a men. My child is too young to understand transgenderism. I have nothing against them but please keep it private. Literally.

I completely agree with their position.

I hope that one day, your child is more open minded and respectful than you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They're family oriented. I would not want my 4 yo changing in the same room as a men. My child is too young to understand transgenderism. I have nothing against them but please keep it private. Literally.

I completely agree with their position.

Why are you trying to protect your kid from the world she will eventually have to live in? The earlier you can expose her to different lifestyles, the earlier she can embrace them without fear or stigma.

[Anonymous]

I think not allowing gays is wrong but I can understand the transgender part. Personally I wouldn't mind a transgendered person in the locker room (had it happen recently...or so I thought. She made a call and definitely had a woman's voice, but genuinely looked like a man dressed as a woman) however not everyone is comfortably with that not should everyone be forced to be comfortable with that.