It seems like the world is always arguing about something, and whenever you bring up a topic, you have to be ready for someone to disagree. The fitness chain, Planet Fitness, got involved in one of these big debates recently, and it all started because of a video that went viral.
In Alaska, a woman was in the locker room at the Fairbank Planet Fitness. She took a picture of a transgender woman shaving at the sink and accused the company of letting men into a space that's supposed to be just for cisgender women.
Auto Draft The original picture showed a transgender woman shaving in the locker room sink. The woman who took the viral photo was really upset about it and went on a rant in a video.
After the video spread everywhere, it started a big argument that's still going on today. Surprisingly, the woman who took the video had her membership revoked, but the transgender person in the photo wasn't confronted.
Auto Draft Planet Fitness stood by their decision, saying their policy lets people with different gender identities use the locker room they feel comfortable in. They also said members couldn't act in a mean way or they might lose their gym membership.
Now, the same transgender person has been photographed again, and those pictures are being shared around. Many conservative people are telling others to cancel their Planet Fitness memberships.
This all had a big impact on the company. Their stock prices went down from $66 to $56 in just 12 days. It's estimated that the company's value dropped from $5.3 billion to about $4.9 billion.
The argument keeps going on online, and it's hard to tell where it will end up.
