Current Events > Alleged Trans incident at upscale LA Spa may have been staged

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https://www.losangelesblade.com/2021/07/07/alleged-trans-incident-at-upscale-la-spa-may-have-been-staged/?

On June 24th, Instagram user cubaangel posted a video of herself angrily confronting a staff member at the Wi Spa in Los Angeles, accusing them of letting a disrobed transgender person into the womens section of the business.

There is increasing doubt among law enforcement and staff at the Wi Spa whether there was ever was a transgender person there to begin with. Anonymous sources within the LAPD tell the Blade they have been unable to find any corroborating evidence that there was a transgender person present on that day.

Similarly, a source at the Spa told the Blade theres no record of any of its usual transgender clients on its appointments guest list on the day in question. Treatment at the Spa is by appointment only, and most of its transgender clients are well known to the staff.

Several other factors cast doubt on the veracity of the claims in the video. Cubaangels Instagram account is almost exclusively Christian memes, which begs the question why she chose to go to a high-end spa well known for being LGBTQ friendly. During Cubaangels video, no transgender person can be seen, and no other witnesses have come forward to confirm the allegations made. Its also not the first time Wi Spa has been targeted for catering to transgender people. After the alleged, unconfirmed incident, Wi Spa was deluged with 1-star Yelp! and Trip Advisor reviews.

It also remains a possibility that there was a person, unknown to the Wi Spa staff, who pretended to be transgender to create an inciting incident. In 2015, anti-transgender activists in Washington State deliberately encouraged men to enter womens facilities. One cisgender man entered a swimming pool changing area wearing only board shorts while claiming that he had a right to be there (he was removed from the premises without charges being filed).

The video quickly made the rounds in far right, and Trans-Exclusionary Feminist (TERF) sites. Anti-trans feminist websites like Mumsnet, Ovarit, and Spinster were sharing content by far right provocateurs known for disinformation, like Ian Miles Cheong, by June 27th.

Shortly thereafter, flyers for a protest on July 3rd began circulating in religious right, far right, and TERF social media circles, and were shared by Cubaangel on the 29th and users on Spinster. They discussed defending the alt-right troll website, Kiwifarms, which is known for targeting transgender women.

Prior to the protest, a Los Angeles trans woman was falsely accused by anti-trans feminists of being the alleged transgender person in the video. She received multiple death threats and harassment, including a picture of a masked man brandishing an assault weapon threatening to shoot her.

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if true, charge her as an accessory for every crime committed because of the stunt. should be quite a list

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At this point I just have resting shocked face.

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This line kind of bugs me:

Several other factors cast doubt on the veracity of the claims in the video. Cubaangels Instagram account is almost exclusively Christian memes, which begs the question why she chose to go to a high-end spa well known for being LGBTQ friendly.

Some of the religious right still says LGBTQ people are going to hell and deserve to.

Is this author saying LGBTQ people CAN"T be Christian?

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Wow you mean anti trans bigots literally have to make up problems that don't exist and try to get support by playing off people's emotions rather than actual facts?

Damn. That's the least surprising thing in the history of ever.

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gunplagirl posted...

Wow you mean anti trans bigots literally have to make up problems that don't exist and try to get support by playing off people's emotions rather than actual facts?

Damn. That's the least surprising thing in the history of ever.

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Shocker

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The police couldn't even find this person.

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The fact that she kept saying over and over again in the video that is a man. That is a man that is not a female was pretty telling too. Like she was just trying to mash as many anti trans tropes in there as possible (its a man not a woman, please think of the children, etc)

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Wi Spa is definitely not upscale lol

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WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted...

This line kind of bugs me:

Some of the religious right still says LGBTQ people are going to hell and deserve to.

Is this author saying LGBTQ people CAN"T be Christian?

not at all. not sure how you extrapolated that from the quote you included

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I would not be surprised in the slightest if she made it up

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Giant_Aspirin posted...

not at all. not sure how you extrapolated that from the quote you included

it was just a flailing attempt at deflection.

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HairyQueen posted...

I would not be surprised in the slightest if she made it up

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You.

Don't.

Say.

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