“However, because Body Blitz Spa is a single-sex facility with full nudity, we are not like other facilities. “The fear of violence against women is unfortunately used to justify trans-exclusion policies,” she says, noting that many women shelters have trans-positive policies. “It’s not just violence against cis-gendered women, it’s also violence against trans women that matters.”Marshall says she can’t see how a trans-positive policy could be abused. Currently, trans rights are interpreted in various ways by each province. Many school boards welcome transgender students and staff to use the washroom or change room of the gender they identify with.

Source: National Post June 14, 2017 19:41 UTC