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

Gym Chain Faces Backlash After Locker Room Complaint

Singer Tish Hyman reported that her Gold's Gym membership was canceled following her complaint about a transgender woman using the women’s locker room in Los Angeles. The incident sparked a flood of negative online reviews for the gym.

Details of the Incident

Hyman described her experience on social media, calling it the “worst experience” at the Beverly Center Gold's Gym. According to local media, the gym was recently acquired by EoS Fitness. In the last 24 hours, the gym has been inundated with over two dozen one-star Google reviews, many referencing the locker room controversy.

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

Broader Context and Responses

Newsweek reached out to the Beverly Center Gold's Gym for a comment through their website contact form but did not receive an immediate response. This incident highlights the ongoing national debate over transgender rights and women's privacy in public spaces.

Since January, President Donald Trump has signed several executive orders addressing transgender policies, including the “Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports” directive, which threatens to cut funding for educational programs that allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports.

Significance of the Issue

The dispute at Gold's Gym reflects wider tensions in the United States surrounding transgender rights, privacy, and inclusion in gender-segregated spaces.

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