COOGEE’S WOMEN’S-ONLY SEA POOL IN HOT WATER OVER TRANS POLICY
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COOGEE’S WOMEN’S-ONLY SEA POOL IN HOT WATER OVER TRANS POLICY
McIver’s Ladies Baths in Coogee updated their website on Monday after being called out for an exclusionary statement about transgender women.
The original text read:
“Only transgender women who’ve undergone a gender reassignment surgery are allowed entry. Please contact us for further information if required.”
The updated text is less direct:
“Yes. Transgender women are welcome to the McIver’s Ladies Baths, our definition for transgender is as per the NSW Discrimination Act.”
This definition has been in place since 1995 and requires gender confirmation surgery before an individual is legally considered to have transitioned.
The Baths’ Facebook page posted later that day, asking that all queries be directed to the Randwick City Council.
The post was the centre of some controversy, with thousands of community members expressing their disappointment, before it was also removed.