I challenge anyone to justify this act of pure evil by the Springfield Illinois YMCA.

Not if you're a teenage girl in Springfield, Ill. who wants to be on the swim team. You probably don't have a teen daughter that has hopes and dreams. I was one once long ago but I know how easily things get ripped from your grasp at that stage.

It is a shame for her, I agree. But sorry, there are still bigger issues in the scheme of things.

You must let Beancrisp know what the standard of importance is for posting on Answermug. Muggers need to know so we don't waste your brain cells.

LOL.

That is your opinion that is it not of importance.
This is not an isolated incident. This stuff is going on all around the country. Women/girls especially young girls should not be subjected to it.  No one should be forced to share a changing room with someone with the opposite genitalia. 

Do you think I somehow don’t know that it’s my opinion? I can’t give anyone else’s.

So in your opinion, people should be forced to share changing rooms with people of the opposite  genitalia?

Nobody should be forced to do anything. But they should try to relax.

I lived in a dorm in college that was coed by room. We sometimes used the same bathrooms, and it was no big deal because there were stalls.

But that was your choice to do such.  These women  are not being given a choice.  Also changing rooms do NOT have stalls. This post was edited by my2cents at July 11, 2023 5:19 PM MDT

Then the YMCA or whatever organization running the facility needs to do something about it, don’t they? How is it the government’s responsibility?

It is the government causing it.  Telling groups that get gov funding that they will not get their money if they do not allow the people into the opposite changing rooms of their body parts.   The gov is telling them they are in violation of Title IX laws. This post was edited by my2cents at July 11, 2023 5:18 PM MDT

Most gyms are owned and operated by private concerns, so it needn’t be an issue.

It is a legal issue so it is an issue even for privately owned institutions. It is an issue in schools, colleges,  universities, pools, gyms etc. This post was edited by my2cents at July 12, 2023 3:44 PM MDT

Then the remedy is to challenge it in court. That would accomplish more than complaining on the internet.

Complaining publicly helps get the word out to get people to pressure law makers to fight for  your position.   There are many cases that have been reversed because of public outcry.

But this is Answermug with maybe 15 people, not public outcry.

Then why are you here? We are all free to ask and answer what we want here. It does not matter that we are a small site.   If you do not like or think a topic matters you are always free to ignore it.  But why belittle them?  Certainly, would not grow our little site. 

Using your logic, no one should talk about anything even at home if it is just your small family unit....nothing you can do about it. 

What's a protection owned institution?

Stupid auto correct....fixed. 

Sexual offenders are claiming to be trans after conviction to be sent to the female prisons...just stupidity that our justice system would allow it.