Planet Fitness Revokes Woman's Membership After Transgender Complaint[W:245:463:992]

ObamacareFail said:

The woman had a right to be angry and she did not harass other members. Discussing what happened with other members is not harassment. If Planet Fitness wants to accomodate gender confused members, they should add a gender neutral locker room. I think the woman has a good case for a lawsuit.

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SlevinKelevra said:

what is it protecting children from, specifically?
transgenders don't have a monopoly on pedophilia, that I am aware of.

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so explaining why there's a "dangling bit" is problematic, but explaining why two women or men might be kissing isn't?

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MrVicchio said:

My issue is two fold:

1. If you're in the ladies locker room, and you have dangly bits, that's awkward. Seriously, why do that to others? If you can pass, maybe been on HRT/implants... change where or in a way others don't see this. It's called being polite.

2. If there children present, they don't need to have that issue in their lives.

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countryboy said:

Not wanting men in the women's locker room is "making an ass of herself"? Only in liberal lala land. Or, Layla land, in this case. :roll:

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cpwill said:

The point is simply that other people also have rights, and creating a system to enable their victimization, however "politically correct" is wrong.

No, but more so. We put men in prison who expose themselves to little girls, and for good reason.

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cpwill said:

I think this is going to be a parent v non-parent issue, there, with parents naturally more concerned with taking care of kids, and non-parents more concerned with maximizing freedom of movement.

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LaylaWindu said:

hopefully I do this right, please let me know if i didn't

Static link: Planet Fitness Revokes Woman's Membership After Transgender Complaint - ABC News

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[h=1]Planet Fitness Revokes Woman's Membership After Transgender Complaint[/h]
Mar 7, 2015, 5:42 PM ET
A Michigan woman's Planet Fitness membership was revoked after she complained about a transgender person in the women's locker room.Yvette Cormier, a 48, said she was walking into the Midland Planet Fitness locker room last Saturday when she saw someone "dressed like a man." The person was wearing a wig and "a little bit of blush," but was "huge" and appeared "very manly," Cormier told ABC News today. "I just stopped right there in my tracks," she said. "It was a man for sure." Cormier, who had been a Planet Fitness member for two months, said she went to the front desk immediately. The man at the desk told her that Planet Fitness policy is "whatever gender you feel you are, that's the locker room you're allowed to go in," she said. "And then he said, 'We've had lots of complaints about him but we told him to go change in a stall,'" Cormier said. "He said, 'if you're uncomfortable with that you can wait until he's done in there,'" she said. "I stood back and said, 'How about he waits until I'm done in the women's locker room. Or get a unisex bathroom.' He asked if I would like to talk to the manager and I said, 'I'm calling corporate.'" When she called the corporate offices, she said, someone there confirmed that the person at the front desk was correct about Planet Fitness policies. "I wouldn't have signed up for this gym if I knew that ahead of time," Cormier said, adding that the gym is "failing to protect me if anything happens in those locker rooms with a man." She said she went back to the gym the next few days and "told everyone in the locker room what happened." She said everyone she talked to "was appalled." On Thursday, Cormier said, Planet Fitness Corporate called and revoked her membership immediately. "They said, 'You are talking to people about him in the women's locker room. You are making people upset.' That's my whole point," she said. "I'm telling them and warning them because you are not doing that. You allow men in there, and we are appalled by it." Planet Fitness Director of Public Relations McCall Gosselin said the gym is "committed to creating a non-intimidating, welcoming environment for our members. Our gender identity non-discrimination policy states that members and guests may use all gym facilities based on their sincere self-reported gender identity."






Wow so this lady made a complete ass of herself hahaha
I love that she made such an ass of herself and a stink of this that HER membership was cancelled. That's awesome. I'd like to know what danger she was talking about.

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Taylor said:

1.)It's a "social movement seeking transgender rights and affirming transgender pride."
2.)Do you also need us to define transgender for you, or do you have that one covered?

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Samhain said:

What I don't understand is how every time this lady went to the gym, the same guy was in the locker room. Are they literally on the same schedule?

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jmotivator said:

Well, if you could get in to the women's locker room by just putting on some blush would you ever leave? :lamo

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roguenuke said:

So because you seem to be juvenile enough in your thoughts and behaviors, you assume others must be too?

If the "guy"/trans woman was really just a pervert getting peeks, and the gym was really get legitimate complaints about inappropriate behavior, not just being in the locker room, then the gym could have revoked his/her membership.

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jmotivator said:

Yeah, men really should be allowed to shower in the women's locker room so long as they say they aren't sexually attracted to any of the women in the gym because anyone who objects is a homophobe. :roll:

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roguenuke said:

So because you seem to be juvenile enough in your thoughts and behaviors, you assume others must be too?

If the "guy"/trans woman was really just a pervert getting peeks, and the gym was really get legitimate complaints about inappropriate behavior, not just being in the locker room, then the gym could have revoked his/her membership.

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AGENT J said:

exactly but after the initial complaint about the lady's concerns there were no legitimate complaints to be made. The legit complaitns came from other members of the lady bothering them and making them uncomfortable and violating the rules of the gym. Hence she got the axe and made fool of herself.

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Samhain said:

1.)So the lady's complaint of being made uncomfortable with a man in the women's locker room was dismissed, but other member's being made uncomfortable by her complaints were accepted and acted upon?

Sounds like retaliatory sue-bait.

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MrVicchio said:

My issue is two fold:

1. If you're in the ladies locker room, and you have dangly bits, that's awkward. Seriously, why do that to others? If you can pass, maybe been on HRT/implants... change where or in a way others don't see this. It's called being polite.

2. If there children present, they don't need to have that issue in their lives.

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AGENT J said:

1.) yes because of policy and rules
2.) no this is ZERO grounds for a case

heres the history

-Lady complains to front deck, she is told about the policy and that they are aware of the person. She was given options to either not go in there when they are in there or use a private stall but it is allowed. SHe wanted them to be made to do that.
-Lady Complains to cooperate, she receives the same info
-Then she goes on her own for the next 4 days approaching other members about the issue, making bigoted claims and telling them its unsafe etc etc they complain because she is breaking the rules about no judgment and making them uncomfortable and they feel harassed
-Cooperate asks her to stop breaking this rule and approaching other members because they feel uncomfortable and its wrong to the original person she is complaining about. She refuses.
_membership axed

she has nobody to blame but her own dumbass for breakign the rules and her hateful coments

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1750Texan said:

I believe she was blocked from entrance into the locker-room by an employee, so there was no mingling of bits.

We're at a point where this issue is beginning to be addressed in the form of unisex and individual RR or changing rooms. As time progresses the infrastructure will follow.

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Fenton said:

She made bigoted claims to other members ?

Exactly what did she say ?

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AGENT J said:

yes, bigoted and she broke the "no judgment policy" she ranted on and on about it being unsafe and dangerous . . .
you'll have to go through the articles (it might even be in the OP) I am not, the most ill do for you is post links to articles

Planet Fitness revokes woman's membership after transgender complaint - CNN.com
Planet Fitness Revokes Woman's Membership After She Complained About Transgender Person - ABC News
Michigan gym reportedly bans woman over gender identity complaint | Fox News
“No judgment” policy: Woman loses Planet Fitness membership for complaints against transgender woman | FOX6Now.com
Planet Fitness kicks out member for complaints against transgender woman
Planet Fitness Cancels Woman's Membership over Transgender Complaint : People.com
No judging allowed: Planet Fitness drops member after gender identity complaint | fox8.com
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...rship-transgender-complaint-article-1.2141255

happy reading, you're welcome!

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roguenuke said:

Complaining about that other specific person personally to anyone using the gym is making an ass of herself, and that is what she did.

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AGENT J said:

1.) yes because of policy and rules
2.) no this is ZERO grounds for a case

heres the history

-Lady complains to front deck, she is told about the policy and that they are aware of the person. She was given options to either not go in there when they are in there or use a private stall but it is allowed. SHe wanted them to be made to do that.
-Lady Complains to cooperate, she receives the same info
-Then she goes on her own for the next 4 days approaching other members about the issue, making bigoted claims and telling them its unsafe etc etc they complain because she is breaking the rules about no judgment and making them uncomfortable and they feel harassed
-Cooperate asks her to stop breaking this rule and approaching other members because they feel uncomfortable and its wrong to the original person she is complaining about. She refuses.
_membership axed

she has nobody to blame but her own dumbass for breakign the rules and her hateful coments

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