Gym chain at center of Tish Hyman dispute flooded with negative reviews

Gym Chain Faces Backlash Over Locker Room Dispute

Singer Tish Hyman reported that her Gold’s Gym membership was revoked after she raised concerns about a transgender woman using the women’s locker room in Los Angeles. She described her experience at the Beverly Center location as the “worst experience.”

Public Reaction and Online Reviews

Following Hyman's complaint, the gym, recently acquired by EoS Fitness, has been inundated with over two dozen one-star Google reviews in the last 24 hours, many citing the locker room incident directly.

Official Communication

Newsweek reached out to Gold’s Gym at the Beverly Center via a website contact form seeking comment on the matter.

Broader Social Context

This controversy occurs amid a heated national debate over transgender rights and women's privacy in public spaces. Since January, President Donald Trump has enacted several executive orders targeting transgender policies, including “Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports,” which threatens to withdraw funding from educational programs allowing transgender athletes to compete in women's sports.

“Today I was naked in the locker room. I turned around, and there was a man there.”

— Tish Hyman on her experience at Gold’s Gym

The incident highlights ongoing tensions in the United States concerning transgender inclusion and privacy.

Author's summary: The revocation of Tish Hyman's Gold’s Gym membership after a locker room dispute has sparked significant public backlash and reignited the debate over transgender rights and women’s privacy.

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