This Battered Women’s Shelter Is Being Investigated For Turning Away A Drunk, Injured Man
It might just be me, but, from time to time with accounts such as these, I find it difficult to believe that the actions are being brought in good faith.
A battered women’s shelter in Anchorage, Alaska, is being investigated by the city’s Equal Rights Commission because it didn’t allow a drunk man, who came to the shelter after hours and was bleeding from an injury, to sleep in the same room as women.
thefederalist.com/2018/11/02/womens-shelter-investigated-for-turning-away-a-drunk-injured-man/
Except, that isn't all that happened.
this man, who identifies as a woman, was not turned away..but was sent to a hospital..to get the medical treatment he needed. Shelter officials even paid for his cab fare to ensure that his wounds could be treated in a timely fashion. Yet the commission is investigating
The Hope Center serves meals, gives away clothing, and offers job skills to both men and women during the daytime hours, but at night offers a space for women, many of whom have suffered from sexual and physical abuse at the hands of men, a safe space to spend the night.
protecting vulnerable women isn’t illegal..Because the center hasn’t violated any law, we are asking the court to stop the city from continuing its baseless attack on this remarkable and needed outreach to homeless, battered, and sexually exploited women.