Planet Fitness, a Michigan gym, has cancelled Yvette Cormier’s membership after she refused to stop telling other members that a man was using the women’s locker room. The gym took this extreme step as Yvette’s behavior violated their membership policy.
McCall Gosselin, public relations director for Planet Fitness, released a statement explaining its actions:
“Planet Fitness 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. The manner in which this member expressed her concerns about the policy exhibited behavior that management at the Midland club deemed inappropriate and disruptive to other members, which is a violation of the membership agreement and as a result her membership was cancelled.”
According to Yvette, she walked into the women’s locker room on February 28 and was “freaked out” because there was a man in the changing room. “I was blocked, because a man was standing there,” she told M Live. “It freaked me out because, why is a man in here?”
The front desk told Yvette that the person identifies as a woman. Planet Fitness’ corporate office refused to heed her demand of keeping “the man” out of the women’s locker room because the gym was a “no judgment zone”.
Carlotta Sklodowska, the transgender in question, told M Live, that she entered the women’s locker room to hang up her coat and purse, and then to retrieve the items after her workout. About the locker room policy regarding transgender individuals, the front desk had told Sklodowska to use the locker room that corresponds with how she was dressed.
Yvette, however, said, “Planet Fitness could provide a third locker room for transgender people,” adding, “I feel like I am the one who is being punished”.
you should know that if you train too hard in planet fitness that an alarm will go off and you are expelled from the gym, also the gym gives free pizza once a month to attract fatties.
You should know that planet fitness is a safe haven for any and every individual to work on their fitness; to better their self. Someone who has never worked out in their life surely feels comfortable when they walk into any Planet Fitness. The pizza is designed as a treat to give back to members for their efforts. How many times a week do you have a cheat meal? Also, the lunk alarm doesn’t go off when individuals are following the policy and not making first time gym goers uncomfortable. There are many strong individuals that are perfectly capable of not setting off the alarm. Therefore, these individuals do not intimidate others in the gym and would surely not refer to others as ” fatties”.
that was the right consequence, but as “r” said: it’s still a shitty ass faggot gym
r u fucking kidding me? why be a gym if you cant workout as hard as you want to? why be a gym if our giving away pizza? sounds like a bad joke!!! And I’m sorry but was there a fucking man in the dressing room. And they kicked out the woman??? This is the most fucked up gym I have ever heard of. sue them!!!!!