Health club Virgin Active SA has announced it's leaving Elon Musk's X following a backlash to its new transgender changing room policy.
, following a backlash in response to its recent announcement that trans people could use the changing rooms which aligned with their legal gender.that: “Virgin Active is committed to creating safe and inclusive spaces for all of our members. To ensure we achieve this, access to change rooms must correspond to a member’s legal gender identity.
They added at the time: “Male members cannot access female-only spaces if they are still in transition. To ensure that we maintain this policy, members who have completed their transition must provide official identification documents reflecting their changed gender, issued by an appropriate authority. We also provide special needs/gender-neutral ablutions and facilities at most of our clubs for those who prefer a private space to change.
Angry users went as far as to threaten to boycott the company’s gyms around the country and cancel their membership.Due to the backlash, Virgin Active SA announced to its 75 000 followers on Wednesday that it would permanently deactivate its X account on, we need to talk. About you. When we first met, you were sharp, witty & playful. We were literally obsessed. But you’ve changed. Slowly shapeshifting from a social platform into a seething, malignant cesspool over time.
“We want our community to feel safe, healthy and positive, and you prefer drama, conflict and negativity. So, we will be ending this toxic situationship on 30 June and taking things to the next level on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and LinkedIn. It’s not us, it’s you.” We want our community to feel safe, healthy and positive and you prefer drama, conflict and negativity. So, we will be ending this toxic situationship on 30 June and taking things to the next level on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and LinkedIn. It’s not us, it’s you.
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