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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dear Lord.  What is this world coming to?
We need to be sure that people FEEL good.  We need to help people FEEL included.  We need to acknowledge the FEELINGS of others. 
Damn the FEELINGS of the woman who was shocked to see a man, YES, A MAN, in the woman’s locker room. 
Planet Fitness will change its policy [b]when some woman is raped in the locker room[/b] by a man posing as a transgender person.  [/quote]

What gym are you going to?  I have four 24 hour gyms within 1-2 miles of my house in the suburbs and they are ALWAYS packed.  I hardly doubt there is some conspiracy for men to pose as transgender in order the rape women.  There are a lot of other things I would worry about before this even made my list of concerns.[/quote]

Because it hasn't caught on yet. The awareness about transgender people is relatively new. The communities are slowly growing, people learn more, it's more present in every day life, schools etc. The day will come when criminals catch on to the chance and take it. It's only a matter of time and once the first one does it there will be more. Just like with transgender people. One started. Then more came. Now there are many open about it, talking about it, being in the media etc. It will happen.[/quote]

But my point is that most gyms are way too crowded for a rape to take place in a locker room.  In fact, most public places such as restaurants, shops, etc. are fairly crowded and have people going in and out of the bathroom.  If there is a tucked away bathroom that does not get much foot traffic, then there really isn't much to stop a man (dressed as a woman or not) from trying to commit a crime there.  It's probably a good idea to just be vigilant whenever you're in a secluded place, but I don't see why this should preclude equality for those who are not gender conforming (keep in mind many people have ambiguous gender due to chromosomal issues).  Should they be forced to hide at home because you are scared of some hypothetical crime that doesn't seem to even be a widespread issue? [/quote]

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