A startling video out of a Los Angeles Gold’s Gym shows singer Tish Hyman confronting what she says was a biological man in the women’s locker room, then being escorted out and later having her membership revoked. The footage spread quickly online, forcing the issue of single-sex privacy back into the national conversation and exposing how charged these everyday encounters have become.
Hyman’s account — that she and other women felt frightened and violated while undressed — is a chilling reminder that real women face real vulnerability in supposed safe spaces. She says staff removed the man after the scene, yet she was still punished for making noise and demanding safety, a reversal that many Americans find indefensible.
Reports indicate the gym ultimately terminated Hyman’s membership, a move that will be seen by many as siding with policy over people. Whether out of liability fears or political pressure, gyms that punish women for standing up for basic privacy are signaling whose safety they actually prioritize.
This is not an isolated flashpoint; similar episodes at national chains have shown a pattern where corporate non-discrimination policies collide with women’s expectations of privacy. The Planet Fitness controversy and subsequent fallout a year earlier exposed how corporate “inclusivity” can leave majority customers feeling abandoned and betrayed by the places they pay to feel safe.
Grassroots outrage was immediate, with calls to cancel memberships and boycott locations that protect gender-identity policies at the expense of female privacy. Conservatives and everyday Americans alike are rightly asking: when businesses choose ideology over commonsense protections, who will stand with the women?
Enough is enough. Hardworking Americans shouldn’t be forced into silence while private spaces are redefined without their consent. Lawmakers, gym owners, and community leaders must restore commonsense protections for single-sex spaces, and patrons should take their business to companies that respect women’s privacy and safety.
