For one recent afternoon, Pitzer College closed the Gold Student Center (GSC) gym to all males to create a safe space for women and gender non-binary students.
Pitzer College Residence Life and the gym itself announced the Friday event on Facebook and displayed on posters around campus, proclaiming that the idea was “designed to support the health of women and non-binary people.” There was a three-hour closure of the Pitzer gym to men to make “people of other genders feel safe to explore the gym, learn about the equipment, or just workout in a man-free space.” The closure occurred between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM, generally high-volume hours for the GSC.
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The move by Pitzer College to bar men from the gym even for just one afternoon appears to violate its own non-discrimination policy protecting students from discrimination against sex, and a host of state and federal civil rights legislature, including Title IX. ...
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