Planet Fitness is in a world of hurt since Libs of TikTok reported on an Alaskan woman who took a picture of a biological male shaving in the women’s bathroom and posted it on social media. Planet Fitness canceled the woman’s membership for violation of its photo and video policy, as my colleague Jeff Charles reported.
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The original incident involved a woman named Patricia Silva, who took a picture of a biological male shaving in the women’s locker room. She shared the image on social media, telling her followers about the intrusion.
The incident occurred at the Fairbanks, Alaska, location. A woman recorded herself speaking about the ordeal when she said a person identifying as “queer LBG” was shaving in the female locker room.
Planet Fitness confirmed to Fox News Digital that the woman violated policy regarding taking photos and/or videos in the locker room, resulting in the loss of her membership.
“As the home of the Judgement Free Zone, Planet Fitness is committed to creating an inclusive environment,” Planet Fitness chief corporate affairs officer McCall Gosselin said in a statement to Fox News Digital. The statement continued:
“Our gender identity non-discrimination policy, states that members and guests may use the gym facilities that best align with their sincere, self-reported gender identity. The member who posted on social media violated our mobile device policy that prohibits taking photos of individuals in the locker room, which resulted in their membership being terminated.”
If the company hoped that would be the end of the matter, they received a rude awakening. Two weeks later, Planet Fitness has experienced massive membership cancellations and their stock has been devalued by $400 million. However, the organization continues to double down on their decision to allow biological men into women’s spaces. Now people are looping Libs of TikTok in on the goings on behind the scenes.
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This former Planet Fitness member alleges that even though he stated the reason he canceled his membership was because of the situation with men being allowed in the women’s changing room, the Planet Fitness manager would not input this reason.
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This man canceled his Planet Fitness membership and told the manager it’s because they allow and defend men in women’s locker rooms. The manager said he can’t put that as the reason.
Planet Fitness is now covering up membership cancelations! pic.twitter.com/CtbqtIQPjb
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 22, 2024
Thanks to another Planet Fitness “insider,” Libs of TikTok has uncovered that the company’s allowance of biological men in women’s spaces only requires the men self-identify as a woman. No I.D. or other proof required. This is even a part of management training as the screen shot below shows.
BREAKING: An insider within Planet Fitness sent us this image of a course that new hires are required to take.
Planet Fitness confirms that their bathroom policy does not require any form of ID for men to enter the women’s bathroom and anyone can use whichever bathroom they… pic.twitter.com/SzU6Zjk93F
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 25, 2024
BREAKING: An insider within Planet Fitness sent us this image of a course that new hires are required to take. Planet Fitness confirms that their bathroom policy does not require any form of ID for men to enter the women’s bathroom and anyone can use whichever bathroom they wish. All a man needs to do to undress in front of women is to “self-identify” as a woman.
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And the stories continue to roll in. Apparently another woman in Michigan had the same experience as Patricia Silva of Alaska. The Michigan woman complained about a biological man in the women’s locker room, was admonished by Planet Fitness staff for misgendering, and had her membership terminated for her crimes. Similar stories have come out of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Wow. This isn’t the first time Planet Fitness had this exact controversy. Planet Fitness terminated a woman’s membership in Michigan after she complained about a man in the women’s locker rooms. Staff reportedly told her it’s not a man but a “trans woman.” https://t.co/iwdh8GsGir pic.twitter.com/ZczFmXHLPy
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 18, 2024
A woman is claiming she was banned from Planet Fitness in NJ after she complained about a man exposing himself in the women’s locker room https://t.co/yFxsZpJwqP
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 25, 2024
And this poor woman was being stalked by a registered sex offender who tracked her and other women at Planet Fitness. The woman had to file a police report before Planet Fitness would do anything about it.
Planet Fitness reportedly let a known s*x offender stalk women in their gyms and only revoked his membership when the woman filed a police report https://t.co/5Syva8Y1Fw
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 25, 2024
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This information is frightening, and the longer things drags out, the more anecdotal and documented incidents seem to spring up. The Planet Fitness PR firm must be working overtime.
This isn’t the first time Planet Fitness got caught up in a controversy like this. A man in Georgia exposed himself to a minor in the women’s locker room. He had reportedly done it before. They didn’t do anything cuz he identified as a woman.#BoycottPlanetFitness https://t.co/iwdh8GsGir pic.twitter.com/sJ1UVK4LGB
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 17, 2024
But as long as major corporations choose to continue to go along with these WOKE agendas and DEI initiatives, women will continue to encounter unsafe spaces. Other major fitness centers, like 24 Hour Fitness, LA Fitness, and Catalyst Gym, also have the same “inclusive” policies for biological males who claim to self-identify as a woman.
My coworkers and I were about to get memberships at Catalyst gym instead of Planet Fitness but then we checked the fine print. May have to make our own gym pic.twitter.com/QqmqXDDKgx
— Jessenia 🚺⚖️🗽🦎☘️ (@JesseniaRamz) March 22, 2024
@24hourfitness does it too. pic.twitter.com/cT3bpDtGj4
— Sunshine State of Mind 🌈 ⛅️ (@foundinsunshine) March 22, 2024
Not just Planet Fitness; LA Fitness and several other major gyms all subscribe to the same/similar policies👇 https://t.co/uL6nrANFn4
— Liberacrat Media™️ (@Liberacrat_) March 22, 2024
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Honestly, it will take a while for a competitive fitness brand to come along and counter this agenda. But former Levi’s executive Jennifer Sey has recently started her own sportswear clothing line that prioritizes and champions biological women and women’s sports, and it is taking off. It only takes one pebble to cause a ripple effect.