AnungIkwe ᐊᓈᓐg ᐃᑴI CAN SMELL HIS PICTURE<br><br>GERMANY: A balding trans-identified male is suing a female-only gym for €2,500 after being denied access to the women's showers.<br><br>Laura Holstein, 25, launched the suit days after the gym was ordered to pay a €1,000 discrimination fine by the government.<br><br><a href="https://reduxx.info/germany-balding-trans-identified-male-now-demanding-e2500-from-womens-gym-after-being-denied-access-to-showers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://reduxx.info/germany-balding-trans-identified-male-now-demanding-e2500-from-womens-gym-after-being-denied-access-to-showers</a><br><br>"A trans-identified male who was denied membership and access to the women’s showers at a female-only fitness center in Bavaria is suing the facility for €2,500 in compensation, claiming “personal injury suffered.” The suit comes just weeks after the gym was already ordered to pay him €1,000 by the federal anti-discrimination commissioner.<br><br>“Laura Hannah” Holstein, 25 and formerly known as Nicolas, recently came to international notoriety after filing complaints against Lady’s First Fitness Studio with the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency. The complaints came after Holstein, who is balding and fully-intact, was denied access to the female-only facilities.<br><br>As a result of his report, the owner of Lady’s First was ordered to pay Holstein €1,000 in compensation.<br><br>But Holstein was not satisfied, and is now complaining that he was the victim of a “media witch hunt” after the news broke about his report against Lady’s First. Holstein recently acquired legal representation and is now seeking an even larger payout from the gym.<br><br>According to Lady’s First fitness studio owner Doris Lange, one week after being ordered to pay the €1,000 fine, she received communications from Holstein’s lawyers seeking an additional €2,500 in compensation, followed by another €5,000 as a penalty should she decline him access to the women-only gym in the future.<br><br>On March 29, Holstein visited Lady’s First fitness and attempted to arrange a trial training session requesting the use of the facilities – including the women’s showers. A young staff member who spoke with Holstein, as reported by NIUS, said that “no ID card identifying [Holstein] as a legal woman was presented,” yet a trial session was arranged.<br><br>As a compromise, Holstein said he would wear swimming trunks to cover his genitals while using the showers with undressed female gym members.<br><br>Kundin Antje, a young woman who trains in Lange’s studio, told NIUS: “His body is that of a man. If he really became a member here, I would quit.” She added: “The argument that he wants to train with swimwear is absolutely unacceptable to me. You have to imagine it: he is standing in swimming trunks and the women are naked in the shower.”<br><br><br>When Lange was informed about the situation, she instructed her employees to refuse him access to the gym as well as the showers. An email exchange occurred, wherein Holstein was told he was not permitted to use the women’s fitness center. He again attempted to negotiate, this time telling staff that he would not use the showers at all if he was permitted to use the gym.<br><br>After his requests were denied, Holstein posted a negative review of Lady’s First on Google under the full female name that he has adopted. Despite this, German media have avoided revealing his identity out of concern for the possibility of litigation and being ordered to pay fines.<br><br>“As a trans woman in particular, I had high hopes for the studio, as they are a studio for women and I therefore hoped to have a respectful atmosphere,” wrote Holstein in his 1-star review.<br><br>“So I arranged a trial training session and my first impression was very positive. But then I was told on the phone that they couldn’t accept me. When asked what the exact reasons were, there was only an unfriendly answer. Apparently they categorically reject women who don’t fit the concept. I find it very unfortunate,” he continued. “Absolutely not recommended for trans people and their allies.”<br><br>Holstein then contacted the Federal Anti-Discrimination Commissioner Ferda Ataman. The agency, headed by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, sent Lange a letter ordering her to pay €1,000 to him in compensation, which she received on May 16.<br><br>According to the Anti-Discrimination Agency, Lange had violated the General Act on Equal Treatment (AGG).<br><br>“The AGG characteristic of gender also protects trans* women. 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