Transgender man sues 24 Hour (*24*) after being told to wear shirt in

Transgender man sues 24 Hour (*24*) after being told to wear shirt in

A transgender man is suing 24 Hour (*24*) for discrimination after he was told he had to wear a shirt in a sauna while other shoppers have been allowed to naked their chests.

Kaileb Harper, a transgender African-American man, alleged in a lawsuit filed last month in California state courtroom that an worker of the fitness chain repeatedly misgendered him and taunted him by referring to him as “ma’am” — this despite being told his pronouns have been “he/him.”

Harper, a 24 Hour (*24*) member who used the Bellflower, Calif., location, alleges in the lawsuit filed Dec. 18 in Los Angeles Superior Court that he complained about the worker’s conduct to administration.

A transgender man is suing 24 Hour (*24*) after he was told he had to wear a shirt in a sauna while other males have been allowed to naked their chests. Google Maps

The employee, who was recognized in courtroom papers as “Kenny,” angered Harper when he insisted that the buyer wear a shirt in the coed sauna even though “other patrons who identified as male” weren’t required to accomplish that.

According to the lawsuit, Harper beforehand used 24 Hour (*24*)’s World Trade Center location in Long Beach, which included a gender-neutral toilet.

Initially, the gender-neutral restroom required a key to entry it, however then the fitness center restricted it to staff-use only, according to the lawsuit.

After Harper misplaced entry, he started utilizing the males’s restroom at the fitness center.

In 2022, another member allegedly seen scars on Harper’s chest, following him out of the toilet and made him really feel harassed because he’s transgender, according to the grievance.

According to the lawsuit, Kaileb Harper first began utilizing 24 Hour (*24*)’s World Trade Center location in Long Beach, which included a gender-neutral toilet. 24 Hour (*24*)

Harper said he reported the incident to the fitness center’s administration and requested entry to the gender-neutral toilet.

He alleged in the grievance that administration made no effort to accommodate him.

Harper said in 2023, he started utilizing the Bellflower location.

Harper alleged in the grievance that he complained about Kenny’s conduct to other workers, however no investigation was performed and subsequent complaints have been never escalated to administration.

Harper says he was denied entry to the gender-neutral toilet at the 24 Hour (*24*) location in Long Beach. 24 Hour (*24*)

Harper is suing under California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act and for intentional infliction of emotional misery.

“Due to the repeated acts of discrimination and the failure to remedy it, Mr. Harper has been discouraged from fully utilizing the benefits, privileges and accommodation as a member of 24 Hour Fitness,” the grievance sated.

Harper said as a result, he has “lost past and future income and employment benefits, damage to his career, and lost wages” in addition to “psychological and emotional distress, humiliation and mental and physical pain and anguish.”

The plaintiff is searching for damages in extra of $35,000.

The Post has sought remark from Harper and 24 Hour (*24*).

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