Michelle Dewberry has hailed ‘a seismic victory for women’ after threatening of the UK’s leading gym companies with legal action of their women’s changing rooms.
Virgin Active has changed its changing-room policy to ensure that biological men are no longer allowed to use its women’s changing rooms.
The fitness group acted after the GB News presenter took legal action, with support from charity Sex Matters.
A spokesman for Virgin Active said: "We acknowledge the UK Supreme Court judgment in April, which confirmed that the Equality Act 2010 defines sex in biological terms. We understand and accept that this ruling is legally binding on our business, as well as all other gyms and similar facilities across the UK.
"To comply with the law, we have updated our Club Rules so that changing rooms and bathroom facilities are designated according to biological sex, as the ruling mandates."
They added: "Most of our clubs already provide single-occupancy, non-gendered facilities that can be used by anyone, and we are working to make these available in all locations as quickly as possible.
"Like many in our industry, we are awaiting more detailed guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to help put this ruling into practice. In the meantime, we are focused on implementing these legal requirements in a way that reflects our values: ensuring our clubs remain safe, respectful and welcoming for everyone.
"Our commitment to safety, inclusivity and supporting our members’ health and wellbeing remains unchanged."
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