The major problems this story highlights are:
- Staff unwilling to deal with a voyeur/predator because they are afraid they may be accused of transphobia.
- The media failing to properly report the story
There always have been and always will be predators who seek access to vulnerable people. Their sex is almost always male, whatever their 'gender identity'.
If by adopting a 'trans' identity they think they will be able to avoid censure, access more vulnerable people, and evade justice if caught, they will take those opportunities.
The media are complicit in covering for predators.
We saw this all play out in the Wi Spa incident:
Women raising the alarm were smeared and threatened: (Cubana Angel was called a 'dick', her character was smeared, she had threats, etc. )
The media failed to report and published actual misinformation. (The Guardian said it was all 'fake news' and that nothing had happened.)
Protest was met with violence.
In the Wi SPa case, the transwoman was also subsequently found to be a serial, convicted voyeur/sex offender.
Personally I think the most damaging aspect of all of this is that women are disempowered to call out males acting in a predatory fashion. It's a very effective way of silencing and keeping women powerless. It's far more than the 'gender' issue, it contributes to women being gaslit by society and told their safety, comfort, privacy and dignity is worth less than the desires of men.