A Calgary mother says the incident of a transwoman with her penis hanging out in front of children at a local pool's changing room happened and she is now getting a lawyer..The mother claims she is not lying about what happened at Canyon Meadows Pool last month and that she is upset that the police claims her story is untrue.."At this moment I have to focus on my upcoming surgery that I’ve been waiting three years for. Going against the police isn’t something I can do till after my surgery and recovery," the mother told the Western Standard..READ MORE: Parent furious transgendered men allowed into girls' changing room at Calgary pools."I’m upset and hurt by the statement of the police, first I was completely put off when I phoned and asked what I should do with this situation. The operator went and talked to a sergeant and came back and told me it was a city issue and to phone 311. They could have come out and investigated with all the other parents there in attendance to get actual statements from other parents of what happened.".The Western Standard has learned from the mother that other parents with children also witnessed the incident, but are too afraid to come forward out of fear of losing their jobs in Calgary.."We acknowledge the impact that the recent demonstrations have had on people and communities across Calgary, especially those within the LGBTQ2S+ community," the Calgary Police Service (CPS) stated on Thursday.."Recently, demonstrations have been taking place outside Canyon Meadows Pool based on allegations that there was an act of indecent exposure in a change room. CPS has thoroughly investigated the incident and has determined that these allegations are unfounded. This incident did not take place as initially reported on social media. There was no act of indecent exposure. CPS is sharing this information in the interest of correcting misinformation that causes further harm to our community.".The mother claimed that instead of CPS investigating on the day of the incident, they let it go until a councillor phoned them to ask questions..READ MORE: Calgary police say there was no transgendered indecent exposure at Canyon Meadows Pool."The parents that were there need to start talking but want to be kept out of this because of how it was handled in the first place," the mother said.."I can only speak to what I witnessed and now am being called a liar. When I went to give my statement two weeks after the incident took place they told me they investigated the incident, talked with the person in question and there was no ill intent and not criminal in nature because they were coming out of the washroom stall.".The mother is sticking to the story that the transwoman exposed her penis in the change room while children were around while coming out of a stall and she wasn't the only one who witnessed the incident..A concerned father was also outraged.."I was waiting with my son outside in the lobby for my daughter, when a parent came out to let me know that a transgender woman was changing in the women's change room while my daughter and some other girls were changing after swimming lessons," the father said..The father went into the changing room to inspect and found the transgender woman naked just finishing up in the washroom..The mother said she tried to make it to the protest at city hall this past weekend but because of a lack of a babysitter for her kids, she was unable to attend.."I didn't want them to witness the counter-protest especially after my daughter was talking with this man (transwoman) in the locker room. I don’t want to put any more stress on her," the mother said.."I hope more parents start speaking up and I pray for a policy change before someone gets hurt.".The mother said she is now getting a lawyer.."I am meeting with a lawyer next week regarding this to see what my options are, so I don't want to comment any further till I speak with them. I can't speak for what other parents said and saw and they won't come forward.".The Western Standard reached out to CPS to clarify what was reported "wrong" on social media, but so far hasn't heard back.
A Calgary mother says the incident of a transwoman with her penis hanging out in front of children at a local pool's changing room happened and she is now getting a lawyer..The mother claims she is not lying about what happened at Canyon Meadows Pool last month and that she is upset that the police claims her story is untrue.."At this moment I have to focus on my upcoming surgery that I’ve been waiting three years for. Going against the police isn’t something I can do till after my surgery and recovery," the mother told the Western Standard..READ MORE: Parent furious transgendered men allowed into girls' changing room at Calgary pools."I’m upset and hurt by the statement of the police, first I was completely put off when I phoned and asked what I should do with this situation. The operator went and talked to a sergeant and came back and told me it was a city issue and to phone 311. They could have come out and investigated with all the other parents there in attendance to get actual statements from other parents of what happened.".The Western Standard has learned from the mother that other parents with children also witnessed the incident, but are too afraid to come forward out of fear of losing their jobs in Calgary.."We acknowledge the impact that the recent demonstrations have had on people and communities across Calgary, especially those within the LGBTQ2S+ community," the Calgary Police Service (CPS) stated on Thursday.."Recently, demonstrations have been taking place outside Canyon Meadows Pool based on allegations that there was an act of indecent exposure in a change room. CPS has thoroughly investigated the incident and has determined that these allegations are unfounded. This incident did not take place as initially reported on social media. There was no act of indecent exposure. CPS is sharing this information in the interest of correcting misinformation that causes further harm to our community.".The mother claimed that instead of CPS investigating on the day of the incident, they let it go until a councillor phoned them to ask questions..READ MORE: Calgary police say there was no transgendered indecent exposure at Canyon Meadows Pool."The parents that were there need to start talking but want to be kept out of this because of how it was handled in the first place," the mother said.."I can only speak to what I witnessed and now am being called a liar. When I went to give my statement two weeks after the incident took place they told me they investigated the incident, talked with the person in question and there was no ill intent and not criminal in nature because they were coming out of the washroom stall.".The mother is sticking to the story that the transwoman exposed her penis in the change room while children were around while coming out of a stall and she wasn't the only one who witnessed the incident..A concerned father was also outraged.."I was waiting with my son outside in the lobby for my daughter, when a parent came out to let me know that a transgender woman was changing in the women's change room while my daughter and some other girls were changing after swimming lessons," the father said..The father went into the changing room to inspect and found the transgender woman naked just finishing up in the washroom..The mother said she tried to make it to the protest at city hall this past weekend but because of a lack of a babysitter for her kids, she was unable to attend.."I didn't want them to witness the counter-protest especially after my daughter was talking with this man (transwoman) in the locker room. I don’t want to put any more stress on her," the mother said.."I hope more parents start speaking up and I pray for a policy change before someone gets hurt.".The mother said she is now getting a lawyer.."I am meeting with a lawyer next week regarding this to see what my options are, so I don't want to comment any further till I speak with them. I can't speak for what other parents said and saw and they won't come forward.".The Western Standard reached out to CPS to clarify what was reported "wrong" on social media, but so far hasn't heard back.
