What Can Be Learned from the Planet Fitness Locker Room Controversy?

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The topic of transgender inclusion in gym locker rooms has come up again in the wake of Planet Fitness’ recent hiring of a CEO who prioritizes diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

A much-publicized incident involving a gym patron who recorded a transgender woman using the women’s locker room at the brand’s Fairbanks, Alaska, location highlights the challenge of weighing the comfort and privacy concerns of gym users against the rights of transgender individuals to utilize facilities consistent with their gender identity.

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