NEXT MONTH. THE OWNERS OF A PALM BEACH GARDENS FITNESS CENTER ARE RESPONDING AFTER THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL THREATENED LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE BUSINESS FOR ALLOWING TRANSGENDER WOMEN INTO THE WOMEN’S LOCKER ROOM. WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT THIS LAST NIGHT AT 11. ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES UPMEYER ACCUSING LIFETIME OF PUTTING WOMEN AND GIRLS AT RISK BY ALLOWING, QUOTE, MEN INTO THE WOMEN’S LOCKER ROOMS. THE COMPANY’S NATIONAL POLICY SAYS MEMBERS IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE GENDER IDENTITY PROTECTIONS DO EXIST MAY USE THE LOCKER ROOM CORRESPONDING TO THEIR GENDER IDENTITY. AREAS THAT ARE SILENT ON THE ISSUE. THE COMPANY REFERS TO THE GENDER LISTED ON THE PERSON’S OFFICIAL ID OR BIRTH CERTIFICATE. A SPOKESPERSON FOR LIFETIME RELEASED A STATEMENT THAT SAYS, IN PART, WE ARE CAREFULLY REVIEWING THE LEGAL INTERPRETATION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SO THAT WE CAN REMAIN IN LEGAL COMPLIANCE WHILE MAINTAINING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS ALL OF OUR MEMBERS TO USE
Palm Beach Gardens fitness center responds to legal threat over locker room policy
Updated: 6:47 PM EDT May 13, 2025
Life Time fitness center in Palm Beach Gardens is reviewing its locker room policy after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier threatened legal action, accusing the business of putting women and girls at risk by allowing transgender women in the ladies’ locker room.Uthmeier accused Life Time of allowing “men into the women’s locker rooms.”The company’s national policy states that members in jurisdictions where gender-identity protections exist may use the locker room corresponding to their gender identity. In areas that are silent on the issue, the company defers to the gender listed on the person’s official ID or birth certificate.A spokesperson for Life Time released a statement saying, “We are carefully reviewing the legal interpretation of the attorney general, so that we can remain in legal compliance while maintaining an environment that allows all of our members to use our services safely and respectfully.”Top headlines:Strong storms cause flooding and downed trees in Palm Beach CountyStay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25 Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
Life Time fitness center in Palm Beach Gardens is reviewing its locker room policy after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier threatened legal action, accusing the business of putting women and girls at risk by allowing transgender women in the ladies’ locker room.
Uthmeier accused Life Time of allowing “men into the women’s locker rooms.”
The company’s national policy states that members in jurisdictions where gender-identity protections exist may use the locker room corresponding to their gender identity. In areas that are silent on the issue, the company defers to the gender listed on the person’s official ID or birth certificate.
A spokesperson for Life Time released a statement saying, “We are carefully reviewing the legal interpretation of the attorney general, so that we can remain in legal compliance while maintaining an environment that allows all of our members to use our services safely and respectfully.”
Top headlines:
Strong storms cause flooding and downed trees in Palm Beach County
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