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"Inclusive" of sex offenders, and exclusive of women and particularly girls.

I'm so sick of the fugue state our society appears to have entered with regards to "gender", but grateful that it has at least thrown how little women and girls remain valued to this day into sharp relief - despite the fact that women make the majority of household economic decisions.

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Mar 23·edited Mar 23

My new mantra is YOUR REQUEST IS NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY. It's exhausting to try to remember and live by all the new rules and created definitions of words. You stated this so perfectly. Sadly money talks and pulling our hard earned cash from something is the only way to make an impact. And even if it doesn't make a dent, what is it costing you to play along if you are being forced? Hard to believe this is how things are now. BTW there are a plethora of free work outs to keep yourself healthy found on YouTube to be done in the comfort of your own home and it's free. That's what I resorted to.

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Exactly this! Why are we begging elite men for equality? We birthed those MFs, have some respect! We are already equal, we were born equal, women should realize this and stop begging or asking for anything.

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“I do have more expensive options that are closer to me and won’t break the bank.”

The thing is, there’s no reason to think the more expensive gyms don’t have the same policies. Men who say they’re women tend to have higher incomes, is my understanding (I think I’ve seen this data once but it was on X and I’m off it for Lent). Even if it’s not a blue state, I would not take it for granted that they’d put a man’s feelings above women’s needs.

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A previous time this happened and made the news, at Wi Spa in LA, it turned out the dude was a sex offender who shouldn't have been allowed in to begin with. This guy should be ID'd and looked up.

https://lamag.com/featured/how-wi-spa-sparked-bloody-battle-over-trans-rights

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Yes I’ll be canceling mine as soon as I can get there. This is ridiculous and we need to take a stand and stop letting them cow us into a corner. Where are the damn feminists who fought for our rights in the 70s? Why aren’t they speaking up?

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It cannot last. So I am going to rant. I personally am so sick and tired of listening to this whole boy wanna be a girl, girl wanna be a boy thing. If you are that screwed up in the brain that you do not know what is between your legs, medicine is not going to help. Women, god bless them give me a reason to live. This bullshit takes from them their very being. My Wife, My Daughter are Women, Women whom I will flat kill for. This whole fallacy that men can be women is so ridiculous and wrong that it takes ones brain to a whole new level. You are a guy or a gal. Period, if your parents did not explain that to you, that is not my wifes fault. In closing.. Get a Hair cut and Get a Real Job. foot note to George Thorogood.

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Something to know: this policy of Planet Fitness is the LAW in most blue states. EVERY gym in a blue state will have the same policy, because it's state law. They have no choice.

Democrats vote unanimously to pass these laws.

EVERY Democrat in Congress is on record as in favor of making this a nationwide law. That would be the consequence of the Equality Act, which mimics those state laws.

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Preach! 👏👏👏

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If I may suggest, you might want to look for smaller neighborhood (non-chain) gyms. Not every one is the same, but many will have a much more "community" feel than the chains. Which can mean they are much less judgey and more welcoming, without silly policies of chain gyms. Look around at the gym before you join, at the members there. If you see ordinary ("normal") people of all ages, shapes, and ethnicities, that may be a good place for you.

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It's part of the Big Lie, and the Big Lie has a purpose. Democrats are destroying us by forcing everyone to kowtow to the ridiculous: The Transgender Emperor: https://daveziffer.substack.com/p/the-transgender-emperor

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Planet Fitness is a terrible place where no person who seriously wants to improve their health and fitness goes. Complaining about the transgender policy at Planet Fitness is like complaining about the transgender policy at McDonalds - if you're consuming shit, then expect to get messy.

Smaller gyms will get you better results, and will find ways to exclude creepy weirdos like trannies and people taking photographs in toilets.

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