SANTEE, Calif. — A big group of individuals confirmed as much as the town council demanding the YMCA’s closure after a 17-year-old lady complained about seeing a transwoman within the girl’s locker room.
“Our motion is rising, and we’re going to have to choose sides now,” mentioned one activist to members of the Santee Metropolis Council.
The teenager’s criticism was lodged a month in the past sparking massive scale protests on the Cameron Household YMCA.
The transwoman advised FOX 5 she has totally transitioned and has no male anatomy.
Activists got here in from all around the county, coming from so far as Bakersfield to lodge their complaints.
“We’re calling on the council to terminate the lease with the Cameron YMCA, as retaining society grounded in actuality fact and logic, is extra essential than something the YMCA has to supply,” mentioned one other Conservative activist to the Metropolis Council.
Metropolis officers didn’t alter their place on the YMCA however did say they’re working with the Y to supply extra personal showers. The Y can also be planning on enacting a no nudity coverage within the frequent areas of the locker rooms.
“Our job as a council is to create coverage that makes certain that everybody is protected equally beneath the legislation,” Santee Mayor John Minto mentioned.
