An Oregon woman who recently wrote an op-ed for the Oregonian about her stand on the transgender issues said it was "unjust" for women, particularly those living in all-women shelters, to have their security jeopardised at the expense of gender ideology.
Malka Davis, a former homeless woman, shared an incident in 2014 when she was just a few weeks into her stay at a shelter when several of her female companions protested the presence of a man who "self-identified" as a woman. She said one woman had "left the shelter in terror," reports Christian News.
"The realisation that a man was going to be sharing sleeping and bathroom space with us (in this particular area, there are no private or even semi-private rooms) was understandably met with tremendous anxiety, and, yes, even outrage," Davis said.
The facility is required to allow anyone including those who "self-identified" as a woman under Oregon's anti-discrimination and protection laws. Victim/s can even sue a person or an entity if they experienced some form of discrimination.
Davis said when she met Clarence, she treated him kindly and afforded him the "dignity he deserved as a human being" without denying the truth of his gender. She described the man as "intelligent, sensitive, but very fragile and confused."
But Davis said it was wrong for the shelter to allow the man to live at the facility among dozens of females. She also felt it wrong that he was required to be admitted to a facility strictly for women.
"It jeopardised the security of a dozen or so women for the benefit of one man's sense of belonging," stressed Davis.
"Not only that, but for every man who is admitted into a women's shelter under the speciousness of gender ideology, untold numbers of bona fide women are left waiting on the streets. That is not just unfair, it's unjust."
Davis lamented that those who are pushing transgender issues are not conscious of those affected by such choices. In particular, many women at homeless shelters were victims of domestic and sexual abuse committed by men.
She also expressed concern that those who are afraid to break the rules are forced to share sleeping and bathroom facilities, while others leave on their own risk.
The transgender bathroom law is currently a hot topic in the some districts across the U.S., including many in Oregon, according to reports.
Many have reportedly wrestled over decisions about which locker rooms and lavatories transgenders should use. The policy applies even to schools and transgender students.
