On 26 July, after news outlets had highlighted questions about the initial allegations the month before, LAPD said the department was now investigating “a report of an indecent exposure at a spa” on 23 June. An LA police department (LAPD) spokesperson initially told the Guardian in early July that the police were not investigating the spa incident because “there was no crime reported”. A local LGBTQ+ paper reported that a spa employee said there were no trans patrons with appointments that day, leading some to question whether the incident was staged. There was no footage of anyone inside the changing room and no other witnesses have since spoken out to corroborate the account.

It is unclear whether a trans woman was actually present. The woman filming, along with another woman complaining to staff, responded with transphobic language, denying that trans women exist, suggesting that the person was a “pervert”, and saying they would be defending women and girls “in Jesus’s name”. A male customer walking by asked the woman filming if the customer she encountered was, in fact, a trans person. In her video, an employee tried to explain that the spa cannot discriminate based on gender identity.

On 24 June, an Instagram user with the name posted footage of herself inside the lobby of Wi Spa loudly confronting numerous staff members about a “man” who was naked in front of women and girls. We continue to be harassed and assaulted just for being transgender in a public space.” A viral claim spreads and ‘mutates’ “But clearly, we haven’t really acquired the protections necessary for our community. “You think LA is so progressive for trans rights,” said Khloe Rios-Wyatt, a local trans organizer. The events also highlighted the abuse that trans people face, even in one of America’s most queer-friendly cities, with multiple trans women telling the Guardian about the violence and harassment they experienced both in the streets and on social media for attending the counter-protests. Photograph: Chelsea Lauren/Rex/Shutterstock Trans rights protesters told the Guardian they were assaulted by both rightwing activists and the police at the 3 July protest.

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