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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's what I don't understand.  when we go to a spa that requires nudity - and it's a sauna, bath house, whatever where you're getting wet - as you're walking around naked, how do I know that the person walking around in the same room I'm in with a penis is a transgendered person or just a man?  Without clothes, make-up, heels, hair-do - just naked skin and genetalia, AT THE TIME of my visit - that person looks like a man.

Yes, the business can research (how?  get PIs to follow her?  that's awfully expensive - especially if there's more than one TG person and that's not a good business practice to spend such money for one client) but they aren't going to have an answer during my visit.  So, yes, I'd be uncomfortable with an unknown TG person sharing my women-only facility.  Obviously, if I knew the person or they were a regular and I was a regular, then it would be fine for me.  but if it was a one-time visit for me or her then I really can understand  how uncomfortable I'd be looking over and seeing what appears to be a man.[/quote]

So this is what people are getting at when they say what if men pretend to be transgendered to take advantage of women (or vice versa)? Where do you draw the line? The PP who thinks it is preposterous that a man would do that- we're not suggesting that a creepy dude would live as a woman (changing name, breast implants, long hair, etc) in order to check out women naked in the locker room- we're suggesting that a man could theoretically say he identifies as a woman and just head on in to the women's locker room. How much of a commitment does a transgendered person need to make to their gender of choice to convince a business that they identify as that gender and belong in that gender's locker room? Do they just say "Yo, I'm a woman?" Do they have to dress like it? The whole thing puts the business and the transgender individual in an awkward position. I think that there is a of gray here. Man or woman, these people are still human and need to be treated with respect, but there will be challenges to come regarding how best to accomplish that. [/quote]

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