Koreatown’s Wi Spa Becomes Hot Spot for Protesters and Counter Protesters After Complaint About Transgender Customer

Wi Spa declined to comment on the specific incident, but said employees follow state law, which makes discrimination against transgender and other gender non-conforming customers in business establishments illegal (Video from cubanangel is edited with colorful words edited). YouTube Tips ⓘ

Los Angeles police on Saturday, July 17, 2021 declared an unlawful assembly after a protest of a local area spa’s acceptance of transgender customers with exposed male genitalia turned violent among protesters and counter protesters. Allegedly Antifa members joined the fray on the side of the counter protesters. The protest was the second protest following the initial encounter between a customer complained to a Wi Spa employee requesting that a person who claimed to be a transgender woman allegedly exposed his penis should not be permitted in the female area of the spa. Some people backed the woman at the scene, and some backed “the rights” of the transgender woman and the staff member who did not prohibit the transgender woman from entering the female area of the spa.

The first protest occurred on Saturday, July 3, 2021, following a viral video documenting the incident that was posted on social media on June 26, 2021. The dated of the incident is believed to be June 26, 2021, but was not confirmed.

Today’s protests involved a second round of protests near Wi Spa, 2700 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. Counter protesters claimed the police targeted them disproportionately compared to the protesters.

LOUDSPEAKER

“An Unlawful Assembly was declared. Leave Wilshire and Rampart or be arrested. Immediately go Westbound Wilshire and disperse or you will be arrested. This is an Unlawful Assembly and the LAPD will arrest you if you do not leave the area immediately.”

— LAPD

Police ordered the area around the Wi Spa, near Wilshire Boulevard and Rampart Boulevard, to be cleared to a free speech zone nearby, and declared on a loudspeaker that anyone remaining in the prohibited area would be arrested.

PUSH NOTIFICATIONS were also delivered to cell phone users according to images shared on social media …

The official Twitter account of the Los Angeles @LAPDHQ stated that two groups clashed at a protest, and that smoke bombs and projectiles were thrown at police officers. Police said a dispersal order was issued, and several dozen people were arrested. Police said numerous items in violation of 55.07 LAMC were found discarded including a stun gun, knives, and pepper spray.

Protesters are defined in support of women-only spaces and in support of the woman who complained at Wi Spa after the person who claimed to be a transgender woman allegedly exposed his penis in a female area of the spa. Counter protesters refer to the protesters as transphobic, and support what is known as anti-discrimination practices at Wi Spa.

Photos and videos posted on multiple Twitter accounts showed police with riot gear and non-lethal weapons clashing with protesters. Many Twitter accounts trending from the Twitter trend recommendation were anti-police and claimed police were shooting innocent people with non-lethal rounds and using batons.

Dozens were arrested after dueling protests over transgender rights outside a Koreatown spa Saturday prompted police to send a mass alert warning of an unlawful assembly. YouTube Tips ⓘ

Allegedly, according to witnesses, members of the far-right Proud Boys group arrived at the scene prior to the violence escalating. Proud Boys were supportive of the protesters. One tweet going viral allegedly shows a Proud Boy member deterring a counter protester with bear spray.

Brendan Gutenschwager documented what he described as Antifa tags on the Los Angeles Housing Authority and other buildings near Wi Spa.

Wi Spa is a 24-hour spa located at 2700 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles

The center of the protest was located about three blocks northwest of MacArthur Park in Los Angeles.

The images of protest violence in Los Angeles were conflated when social media posts from anti-police accounts referred to a police-involved shooting that occurred Thursday morning, July 15, 2021. A male/white armed with a replica gun was shot and killed by police, who had responded to a call of a man armed with a gun. The initial call indicated a male/white was walking with a handgun on Hollywood Boulevard. Later, police found a replica handgun at the scene. Police released images related to the police-involved shooting that killed the man.

A man carrying a replica handgun died after being shot by police near the busy corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue in Hollywood Thursday morning, officials said. Kareen Wynter reports for the KTLA 5 News at 3 on July 15, 2021. YouTube Tips ⓘ

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Wi Spa Etiquette retrieved Saturday, July 17, 2021 …

General Etiquette

Guest with health condition should consult a physician before using the facilities

Please take off your shoes before entering the locker room area

Please refrain from making loud noises or distractions while using our facilities

Please do not bring outside food or drinks

Please place used towels and linen in the laundry basket

Please return all magazines and newspapers in its proper place

Please do not take any photos in the spa and locker room area

Smoking is permitted in designated areas only

Men’s / Women’s Spa

Please shower before using the tub

Please shower after using dry/steam sauna before going into the tub

Use of hair dyes are not allowed in the spa

Use of oil products and facial beauty products are not allowed in the spa

Please do not wash or dry your clothes in the spa or the sauna

Please do not wear bathing suits in the spa

Please refrain from splashing water in the tub

Please place used toothbrushes and razors in the trash

Jimjilbang (Korean term for a large, sex-segregated public bathhouse in South Korea)

Please refrain from bringing and eating outside food

Please return folding chairs, mats and pillows to its place after use

Please return all comic books to its proper shelves after reading

Please place trash, empty cups, and cans into our trash can

Please do not leave your children unattended

Please refrain from making loud noises

Please wear proper clothing in this area. (Robes, outside clothes and foot wear is not allowed)

Please do not take the clay balls and salt rocks outside of its place