Opinion: My use of a YMCA locker room as a transgender woman sparked outrage, but I'm not a threat

Wood is now retired after working 29 years for the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency and lives in Lakeside. This is in praise of th...

March 19, 2023
3:48 PM

Wood is now retired after working 29 years for the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency and lives in Lakeside. This is in praise of the compassion, courage and love of the staff of Cameron Family YMCA in Santee and the 72 faith leaders who openly supported them. As a transgender woman of color, it is truly a divine thing when I can find love and acceptance in a social group. I have found that and much more at the Cameron Y and among my beloved aqua sisters. Never, ever have I been shunned or made to feel like an embarrassment or a burden during my membership there.

Christynne Wood