Women-only ‘full nudity’ spa’s ‘no male genitals’ rule ignites transgender debate:
"TORONTO — Controversy over a
female-only spa’s
“no male genitals” policy has reignited debate over the rights of transgender people to access traditionally gender-exclusive spaces, even as the federal government pushes stronger protections prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression.
The uproar over Toronto’s Body Blitz Spa prompted a flurry of complaints on social media, with longtime regular Shelley Marshall among those vowing to boycott the luxurious retreat.
Marshall says she tried to bring her transgender friend to the spa last year but was told she would only be welcome at the bathing suit-optional facility if she had undergone sex reassignment surgery.
...Toronto-based LGBTQ author Jia Qing Wilson-Yang tweeted last week that she was
told not to visit the spa because they “won’t allow male genitalia.”
That followed a Facebook post by Weronika Jane who says the spa’s manager called a friend one hour before their booking “to say that they couldn’t come because they had a
‘no male genital rule.”‘...
