Gym Conflict Sparks Controversy Over Locker Room Access
A well-known singer-songwriter was banned from a Gold’s Gym in Los Angeles following a heated dispute with a transgender woman over usage of the women’s locker room.
Incident Overview
Tish Hyman, 42, a singer-songwriter from the Bronx, New York, had her gym membership revoked after recording a confrontation with a trans woman she had previously complained about using the women’s changing area.
The Recorded Confrontation
In the footage, Hyman explains that she and other women had raised concerns about the trans member, later identified by TMZ as Alexis Black, who is transitioning and taking hormones but has male genitalia. Black maintains she was never fully exposed to Hyman and does not agree there was any issue.
“Now he knows how to be a man, right? Stay outta the women’s locker room! We don’t want it,” Hyman says. “He needs to have his gym membership revoked for that s**t!”
“You can’t get rid of me for this! I’m a woman and I have every right not to want a man in the rest room when I’m naked! There are girls naked in there!”
Gym's Response
The Los Angeles gym decided to terminate the membership of both individuals following the escalating dispute, emphasizing the tensions surrounding changeroom access policies.
Summary: A dispute over women’s locker room access led to a singer’s ban from a Los Angeles gym after she confronted a transgender woman, raising complex issues about privacy and inclusion.