I have yet to see any trans rights activists address this situation in the slightest. But they're demanding an honor-system approach to gender self-identification, and this "JY" situation is an inevitable result to an honor-system approach. So what is there for them to say, other than "well you gotta break a few eggs"?
Has there ever been an honor-system anything that wasn't abused by dishonorable people?
Ok. I take your word for it. But we're also saying that the mainstream isn't aware of the system either at the moment right ?
Honour systems are abused all the time, but the public sphere absorbs that behaviour and either accepts it or doesn't, in the end. People cheat EI all the time, cheat on taxes, white collar crime, shoplifting. Acceptable ? Well mostly yes.
Now compare to: Stealing poppy boxes, parking in handicapped parking, or (downtown Toronto) stealing a bike. All of a sudden a crime that is equal in the law is seen as much worse.
I have to say that guys lying about their gender to dress as women, to get into change rooms seems like it would happen infrequently. And isn't the main issue behaviour ? Anybody leering or approaching anybody in a change room would normally register a complaint no ?
If people don't want to see penises in change rooms, isn't it an option to demand no nudity in open spaces ?
Burning Man is a crazy and open party in the desert but having sex in public is pretty much a no-no. It's called public lewdness and not allowed. For that matter, public NUDITY isn't allowed still.
I also have yet to see any mainstream media coverage of the situation. I assume they're afraid of being deemed transphobic.
Or, this is just outrage-bait and not enough of a story. How much did the CBC cover the war on Christmas ?
I don't think I said "inundating" or specified teenage girls in particular.
I know. I'm painting your words as extreme, and am doing so insincerely. I realize your concerns are rooted in reality, but I am also trying to show how perspectives and wording can paint things as being ok-vs-extreme.
This isn't a single case, this is just the latest case. We don't yet know to what degree it's going to be abused, but we know that it's already happening.
Latest case in what jurisdiction ? I believe more than a few cases will be noticed if it happens in the same area.
https://www.google.ca/search?ei=VDQBXOLkIenm_QaptLHQDA&q=toronto+trans++%27body+blitz%27&oq=toronto+trans++%27body+blitz%27&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i8i30.7404.7404..7977...0.0..0.68.68.1......0....1..gws-wiz.bxqQ81SY-TcBody Blitz happened over a year ago and nothing since. By 'nothing' I mean nothing on the web. It strikes me that these are not real problems for most people, but more like legal and human rights test cases.