A Florida woman had her membership in a fitness club revoked after complaining about a man using the women’s locker room, a religious liberty organization says.
Liberty Counsel alleges that Planet Fitness in Leesburg, Fla., terminated the membership of a “Mrs. H.” after a man, Jordan “Ivy” Rice, invaded her privacy in the locker room.
“This is not the only incident with Mr. Rice known to Planet Fitness,” a letter to Planet Fitness read. “Another woman reported that he exposed his naked body to her in the woman’s locker room at this location. In another instance, he was involved in an argument with another woman over use of the tanning room.”
Liberty Counsel said “misogynist, anti-woman harassment should have no place in Planet Fitness locations, and violates Florida law.”
The woman is the survivor of an attempted rape, the letter said, and is “keenly aware of and sensitive to men” being in places “where they do not have a legitimate purpose, and where she and other women are in a position of vulnerability.”
“Planet Fitness must immediately reinstate Mrs. H’s membership, and make changes to its membership and locker room policies to prevent blatant sex-based harassment by males in the women’s lockers and restrooms,” the letter said.
In a press release, Liberty Counsel said the man claims to be transgender but “is…
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