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What if Sandie Peggie......... identifies as a Muslim Woman?

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eulittleb831 · 07/02/2025 09:21

I openly want to push why a male Doctor believes it to be acceptable to use an exclusively female changing room, intimidating and provoking an experienced nurse who was heavily menstruating, not that her cycle defines whether a male should be in a female changing room or not in my view. Surely the legal track of the employment tribunal would be entirely different, and his conduct would be impacting on her religious beliefs and privacy? Sandie Peggie is a white woman, is presumably not protected by any religious beliefs, but why? The Muslim community would not stand for his conduct and rightly so. Will any decision not in Ms Peggies favour be subsequently upended by Beth/Brian/Frank imposing himself on the women's changing room when a woman of colour or Muslim woman is enjoying the privacy of that space?

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TemporaryPosition · 07/02/2025 09:51

Rickrolypoly · 07/02/2025 09:37

Why could she not be protected by religious beliefs because she is white? I'm not sure I see your point.

This is so disingenuous and it does the cause no favours.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-64835023

An autistic kid accidently dropped a Quran in Wakfield and was recorded as having committed a hate incident, the mother was left petrified after meeting with a group of 'community leaders' who issued death threats to her son.

This would never ever happen between white Christians in the UK today over a bible. And you know it. Pretending not to makes people look like liars which is very dangerous.

Copy of Quran

Police speak to child about death threats after Quran damaged at Wakefield school

The alleged death threats to pupils at a Wakefield school are "unacceptable", a minister says.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-64835023

Ponoka7 · 07/02/2025 09:50

I've changed my vote to YABU. The doctor is transitioning (not just playing dress up) and there are cubicles within the changing room. I think that this should have been better managed. However the Nurse doesn't accept them as a woman, so the doctor would have to be given seperate changing facilities. I'd be more interested to know if the doctor is now allowed to carry out intimate examinations without a female chaperone. If it was in a warehouse my answer would be different. I'd say that the trans person should use the seperate facilities.

Coconutter24 · 07/02/2025 09:48

YABU. The nurse removed herself from a situation she was uncomfortable in which is her right to do. I put YABU though because your bringing religion in to it. The nurse is not Muslim so what would happen if she was should not come into it, it’s irrelevant, it’s like you’re targeting Muslims. This has nothing to do with religion!

TemporaryPosition · 07/02/2025 09:45

He knows perfectly well white women pose no threat and can therefore bully and intimidate

AgnesX · 07/02/2025 09:45

It'd certainly be interesting .. .

TemporaryPosition · 07/02/2025 09:44

eulittleb831 · 07/02/2025 09:43

Presumably and assumedly Christian - if she was or is a Muslim the narrative would be completely different - why? is the question I am asking

Because they'd be killed!!

eulittleb831 · 07/02/2025 09:43

Rickrolypoly · 07/02/2025 09:37

Why could she not be protected by religious beliefs because she is white? I'm not sure I see your point.

Presumably and assumedly Christian - if she was or is a Muslim the narrative would be completely different - why? is the question I am asking

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Rickrolypoly · 07/02/2025 09:37

Why could she not be protected by religious beliefs because she is white? I'm not sure I see your point.

TemporaryPosition · 07/02/2025 09:32

No OP, of course not. And you know this. I suspect the person concerned wouldn't dream of pushing their luck. It's all a power game.

JustJoinedRightNow · 07/02/2025 09:26

Have you got a link you're referring to?

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