{"id":333769,"date":"2026-05-27T01:52:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T01:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/333769\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T01:52:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T01:52:31","slug":"san-francisco-ymca-restricts-locker-room-nudity-after-trans-woman-complaints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/333769\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco YMCA restricts locker room nudity after trans woman complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">A <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_7149529\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">San Francisco<\/a> YMCA became the center of controversy following a Monday report that a transgender woman had been effectively barred from exposing male genitalia in a women\u2019s locker room following complaints from gym-goers.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-15847253\/san-francisco-ymca-trans-woman-locker-room-Sammy.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490&amp;ito=social-twitter_mailonline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Daily Mail<\/a> reported that a trans woman named &#8220;Sammy,&#8221; &#8220;has been banned from flaunting her pre-op privates at a YMCA in liberal San Francisco after a sustained freak out by gym goers.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_7149531\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/parents-group-urges-trump-admin-investigate-ymca-over-gender-identity-policies-locker-rooms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Stonestown Family YMCA<\/a> reportedly posted new rules barring guests from exposing their genitals to other guests.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_7149532\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/california-woman-says-gym-revoked-her-membership-calling-out-man-womens-locker-room\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CALIFORNIA WOMAN SAYS GYM REVOKED HER MEMBERSHIP FOR CALLING OUT MAN IN WOMEN&#8217;S LOCKER ROOM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/person-walking-in-gym.jpeg\" alt=\"person-walking-in-gym\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The Stonestown Family YMCA reportedly posted new rules barring guests from exposing their genitals to other guests.\u00a0 (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">According to the Daily Mail, the Stonestown Family YMCA posted new rules that read, &#8220;Nudity should be discreet, limited, and brief.&#8221; The policy change was reportedly announced on a flyer hanging in the changing room headlined &#8220;NEW YMCA LOCKER ROOMS GUIDELINES 2026.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Nudity is permitted only while actively showering. Members are expected to put clothing on or be covered during use of the space outside of showering,&#8221; it continued. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The flyer added, &#8220;Respect <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_7149533\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/personal-freedoms\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">privacy<\/a> and personal space. Please maintain appropriate distance from others, be mindful of personal space during times of undress, and demonstrate courtesy at all times.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Daily Mail reported that &#8220;Sammy,&#8221; who frequented the Stonestown Family YMCA for two years, has not been seen since the new rules went into effect.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_7149534\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/ny-times-hammered-article-referring-biological-women-non-transgender-women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NY TIMES HAMMERED FOR ARTICLE REFERRING TO BIOLOGICAL WOMEN AS \u2018NON-TRANSGENDER WOMEN\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gender-neutral-bathroom-2.jpg\" alt=\"Gender neutral bathrooms with sinks and stalls at Miraloma Elementary School in San Francisco\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The Stonestown Family YMCA posted new rules that read, &#8220;Nudity should be discreet, limited, and brief,&#8221; according to The Daily Mail. (Liz Hafalia\/The San Francisco Chronicle\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Susan Pete, a 59-year-old guest of the Stonestown Family YMCA, told the Daily Mail that the new rules seemed to be directed at people like &#8220;Sammy,&#8221; who started going to the gym in 2024.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Sammy,&#8221; according to the Daily Mail, would <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_7149535\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/wisconsin-attorney-reacts-trans-woman-male-genitalia-girls-locker-room-shower-kids-safe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">stand naked<\/a> in front of the mirror and bend over while using a hairdryer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">If confronted, the Daily Mail reported that &#8220;Sammy&#8221; would &#8220;allegedly argue back, calling people not just &#8216;intolerant&#8217; but also &#8216;drunk.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Daily Mail also reported that protesters demonstrated outside the Stonestown Family YMCA and one other YMCA that &#8220;Sammy&#8221; was known to attend and that &#8220;dozens of members petitioned to force her into the designated gender-neutral space.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_7149536\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/maine-school-board-meeting-sees-women-undress-protest-trans-athletes-girls-sports-growing-trend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MAINE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING SEES WOMEN UNDRESS IN PROTEST OF TRANS ATHLETES IN GIRLS SPORTS, A GROWING TREND<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/transgender-young-person.jpg\" alt=\"Demonstrator with transgender flag face paint at rally in New York\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sammy,&#8221; according to the Daily Mail, would stand naked in front of the mirror and bend over while using a hairdryer.\u00a0 (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_7149538\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fox News Digital<\/a> reached out to the Stonestown Family YMCA but did not immediately receive a response.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel del Guidice is a reporter for Fox News Digital. 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