A 2023 incident has come to light in recent days. The woman photographed what she described as a man shaving and exposing himself in front of an underage girl in the women's locker room:
People calling for a boycott of Planet Fitness over its handling of transgender issues are claiming success after the gym chain's stock market value took a huge hit over the past week, and Elon Musk has weighed in.
On March 17, the right-wing social media account Libs of TikTok posted on X, formerly Twitter, about a 2023 incident involving a man who allegedly exposed himself to a 15-year-old in a women's locker room at Planet Fitness in Monroe, Georgia.
Following the incident in which a "biological male" allegedly exposed himself to the 15-year-old at Planet Fitness in Monroe, Georgia, Jakorbie Dixon, 25, of Conyers was arrested. He faced "multiple warrants for public indecency by exposing himself in the female locker room," the local police department stated.
The teen's family then filed a lawsuit against Planet Fitness. Representing them, attorney Bart Benton claims the fitness chain was aware of Dixon's alleged lewd behavior before exposing himself to the teenager.
The gym chain had already been facing days of criticism over a separate incident involving a man inside a women's locker room in the presence of a child.
And last week more criticism came after it stood by its decision to cancel the membership of the Alaskan customer who reported a "man in women's locker room shaving" while a 12-year-old girl was present.
A spokesperson for Planet Fitness told local media that the customer took an image of a person inside a locker room, which violates the company's mobile device policy and goes against the gym's "judgment-free" rules.
Planet Fitness, on its website, says that it champions diversity and provides an environment "where everyone feels accepted, respected and like they belong."
The website lists the fitness company's non-discrimination policy regarding gender identity and locker room accommodations, which states in part: "Members and team members will be treated according to their self-reported gender identity." The policy also addresses locker room usage and says that staff and gym members "may use Planet Fitness locker room facilities and programs based on their self-reported gender identity; these facilities include bathrooms, showers, and all other facilities separated by sex."
