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Nov 8

A man threatened to kill a woman at Planet Fitness. He got banned for life. – LGBTQ Nation

A 60-year-man named Marc Bernier has been banned from Planet Fitness and given a one-year injunction to not contact a transgender woman who he repeatedly threatened to kill last March after she used the womens locker room at the gym. He also has to pay a $500 fine.

Bernier was found guilty of having violated the New Hampshire Civil Rights Act after prosecution by two-year-old Civil Rights Unit of the states Attorney Generals office. He still faces misdemeanor charges for his death threats.

Related:A cis woman got banned from a gym for insulting a trans woman. She thinks shes the victim.

The incident occurred on March 17, 2019, when he walked up to an unnamed transgender woman and asked, Hey, are you a guy or a girl? The woman reportedly said her gender was none of Berniers business.

He said it was his business because my wife changes in that locker room and if I see you going in there again Ill fucking kill you.

After she reported Bernier to a Planet Fitness employee, the employee told him that she could use the womens locker room and that his wife could use a private changing stall if she liked. That apparently wasnt satisfactory to Bernie because he threatened to kill the woman over and over again, even repeating the threat to police when they arrived later. He repeatedly referred to the trans woman using male pronouns too.

Naturally, Berniers threats illustrate why political fights over transgender bathroom and locker room access threaten the dignity and safety of trans people. Transphobic political rhetoric often paints trans women as men in dresses and sexual predators, making ignorant citizens like Bernier view them as threats worthy of death.

Iowa is one of 17 U.S. states that has laws explicitly protecting trans peoples rights to public accommodations such as hotels, locker rooms, and bathrooms.

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A man threatened to kill a woman at Planet Fitness. He got banned for life. - LGBTQ Nation

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