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Court Declares Planet Fitness Is Not Violating Privacy By Welcoming Transgender Members

The case stemmed from a 2015 complaint by a woman who felt "distressed" by sharing the locker room with a trans woman.

A Michigan court ruled in favor of Planet Fitness' trans-inclusive policy last week, after a woman sued the gym in a transphobic tirade two years ago.

In 2015, Yvette Cormier had her Planet Fitness membership revoked after complaining that she saw a transgender woman in the locker room. Cormier eventually sued the gym, but the Michigan Appeals Court ruled 3-0 that she had no claim against the facility for its policy or its decision to revoke her membership.

Cormier claimed she was subjected to sexual harassment, invasion of privacy and breach of contract in her lawsuit, which had already been dismissed by a lower court, according to Think Progress.

Along with calling out Cormier for being unable to provide any factual evidence that she was harassed in any way during the locker room interaction (in which both women were fully clothed), the Court dismissed her claims that she suffered emotional distress from sharing the room with a trans woman.

“Transgender rights and policies are polarizing issues and each individual may have a feeling on the issue and on what locker room such individuals should be using,” the Court wrote in its decision. “Regardless of whether an average member of the community may find the policy outrageous, the fact is that plaintiff did not suffer severe emotional distress as a matter of law.”

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