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Tish Hyman Confronts State Senator Over Trans Access to Women’s Spaces, on Video
Singer Tish Hyman
Clashes With California Politician …
Over Trans Women’s Locker Room Access
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Singer Tish Hyman got into one fiery face-off with California State Senator Scott Wiener over her viral run-in with a trans woman in a women’s locker room in L.A. that got her booted from Gold’s Gym entirely … and things got so tense, she ended up storming out Tuesday night.
Tish declared her stance is not rooted in homophobia — reminding everyone she’s a lesbian — as she grilled Wiener — who’s gay and running for Nancy Pelosi’s seat — at a San Francisco forum … wanting to know how he plans to protect women’s safety in the wake of her experience.
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Wiener said women’s safety matters across the board … including the safety of trans women, pointing out they’re brutalized nationwide at an alarming rate and deserve protection, too.
With the crowd pushing back at Hyman as she firmly denies trans women are actually women … she brought up her encounter with a trans woman — identified as Alexis Black — in a viral locker room incident, and referenced Black’s criminal past, claiming, “He broke his wife’s jaw so bad she needed reconstructive surgery!”
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Things boiled over fast — Hyman shouted, “We cannot be raped in the bathroom by men who say they are women! I’m leaving! You guys are NOT protecting women!” before storming out of the room.
Clearly, Tish isn’t backing down — she told “TMZ Live” recently her outburst wasn’t about one incident in particular, but a trend of frightening encounters that pushed her to speak up. Alexis also talked to us, saying she’s not sure why Tish felt uncomfortable — and pointed out that adding a separate locker room for trans people isn’t as simple a fix as it sounds.