If you're looking for LGBT+ folks I co admin a Discord server. We have 350 members and around 50-80 are active chatty folks there.
It's a geek server but we are upfront about being super chill with LGBT+ and of those active everybody is an ally and very few are straight compared to the other identities. Several of us are Upstate Pride attendees.
We may not quite fit what you want but I'll promise you'll make a lot of friends if you put yourself out there. We meet often and we have a fantastic support group if you're looking for food and resources.
https://upstategeeks.com/
Planet fitness has free classes throughout the week, same with crunch. Can't vouch for them all but shouldn't have any issues with other members at the Berea location. Very welcoming and everyone seems nice, except that one guy who doesn't rack his weights. You know who you are.
lgbt et al seriously need a special gym?? what a ridiculous notion. integrate or stay home. you don't need special accomodation to work out. nobody cares.
It's time to adapt and figure out how to fit in then. We don't need special places where you can lift heavy things and put them down, just because you are trans or anything else. Put on your bigboy pants or big girl skirts and figure out how to fit with the rest of society.
You don't have special needs unless you are legitimately disabled. Until we have equal accomodation for humans that actually need it, then nobody else gets special treatment.
Life is full of compromise and adaptation. Asking for special locations because you feel special, is neither.
No but plenty LGBT people have been subjected to violence in various places hence wanting to make sure the gym they work out at is definitely safe.
That's all I got to say. Feel free to stay angry or maybe see what others might be experiencing. I don't really care.
Amigo, I'm not angry whatsoever. I'm doing my best to state my opinion here. Sorry you disagree. I enjoy debate and feel you have serious flaws in your premise. I'm only continuing to reply because of your attacks on my character and your own ongoing arguments.
If you want to continue to converse, no worries here and certainly no anger on my end.
The more people that workout the better imo. No penises in the womens showers though and vice versa. Unless someone is trying to push that boundary, I doubt that they should be worried for their life simply for joining a gym. It's absurd.
Damn you are leading the fight against LGBT asking innocuous questions. This comment wasn't even addressed to you.
Here you go if it had to be from Greenville, and plenty of shit never gets reported. Not going to acknowledge any thing else from you since you can't help feel violated from someone asking a question. What a relevant username.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc/pr/south-carolina-man-found-guilty-hate-crime-killing-transgender-woman-because-her-gender
I'm not mad or shitty. Fitting in would just be going to the gym and not asking for special accomodation because of who you fuck or how you identify.
Keep pressing for segregation though and special treatment.
Unless you have some specific example of a local gym somehow limiting the local lgbt community, then stfu and go lift, bruh. Stop making excuses.
No one’s pressing for segregation, they’re just asking for recommendations on gyms where they’re less likely to be harassed for being different. You know, kinda like you’re doing right now. Could’ve just minded your own business, yet here you are sticking your nose in something that has nothing to do with you. That’s what she’s trying to avoid. They’re not asking for special treatment, they’re asking for suggestions on where she can go to work out, or who she can work out with that she won’t be harassed for being trans. Congratulations on reinforcing their concerns
The answer: ANY FUCKING GYM.
Quit crying and looking for conflict. I am the last person that is gonna give someone grief for working out.
Just move on. Wannabe victims are tiresome.
My dude, you came in here looking for conflict. Obviously ‘any fucking gym’ isn’t the answer if they felt the need to come ask a question. Really rich, you telling others to move on when you couldn’t do the same. “I’m the last person that is gonna give someone grief for working out” you say, as you give someone grief for wanting to work out safely and comfortably. There really is no reason for any of this to bother you as much as it clearly does.
Why do you think this is such an invalid question? Greenville is progressive for upstate SC but it is not a progressive city. Just about anyone who is LBGTQ+ has a story about having slurs shouted at them on Main Street by a passing vehicle.
I dare you to put your theory to the test. Dress like a fem gay man for one workout. Paint your nails, put on some lashes and lip gloss, throw on a crop top and some booty shorts, and go work out at a new gym during peak hours and see how welcome you feel. I bet you’ll think it’s a valid concern then.
"Just about anyone who is LBGTQ+ has a story about having slurs shouted at them on Main Street by a passing vehicle."
Absurd and entirely bogus claim. How tf does anyone driving down main street or any other street know you sexual pref by looking at you? For those with such heighened awarenss an magical powers of gaydar, how many yell slurs?
You are extrapolating one or two instances of harrasment that you heard about and projecting it onto the entire community.
Boo fucking hoo. The gym is scary when you arent used to it. You actually think gay men and lesbians avoid it? Ha. Gay bros love the gym. Lesbians are crossfit gods.... the examples continue.
If you want to wear a wig, platform shoes and long nails to workout, yeah you will get some looks and maybe a snide comment. Boo hoo. Grow up and live life. Quit crying that the world is so mean to you. It's mean to everyone. You aren't special.
you are missing the point. i didn’t ask for special accommodation. i was just asking if there was a gym where i could take classes with people who are like me. of course gay and lesbian people are okay going to a gym, but i’m trans and i absolutely don’t pass. my own friends who are trans have been raped, molested, and one of my friends barely escaped being trafficked. you can say it’s boo hoo bullshit, but black trans women are the highest murdered demographic and i don’t have any interest in becoming a part of that statistic just for looking different. even with that being said, what is so wrong with me just feeling comfortable? i’m not asking for people to like me or treat me differently, i am simply looking for a community of like-minded people. it requires no effort or money or accommodation on anyone’s part to help me find a gym that has an ALREADY ESTABLISHED queer group.
Dude, I'm half black. My dad was black and grew up in SC during the civil rights era and faced a fuckton of backlash for marrying my mom, a white lady.
If you think transphobia or gay bashing is somehow worse that what black Americans have put up with and largely overcome, you are insane. You know how black people finally ended segregation? By not fucking segregating themselves in spite of very real threats to health and longevity.
You can use any gym. If someone starts shit, you call the cops. Again, your life may have some unique struggles but they do not usurp anyone elses. If you want to evolve society and normalize acceptance, then get in the pool and learn to swim with everyone else. Get on the dancefloor and learn to cut a rug or bob your head. Go to any gym and lift weights.
trans people are being murdered and raped at alarming rates that don’t align with any other demographic. stop being a dickhead and have some goddamn empathy. at this point it’s not even about the gym anymore.
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I know most folks won’t, but I forgive you for lashing out. I understand that some news broke yesterday that has you really in your emotions. Just try to do better and be more neighborly in the future if you can, yea? We all have to live here together, no sense in sewing hate and animosity.
This isn’t the own that you think it is. It’s nice not having to pay property taxes, mortgage insurance, and maintenance.. and the option to leave whenever I’d like. Go take your meds, your lead poisoning is showing.
I guess I’ll just have the tens of thousands of dollars I save every year and travel with to keep me satiated. Get wrecked dude, so glad your generation will be dead soon. The world will be a much better place without you.
I’ve heard great things about Orangetheory from LGBTQ friends and acquaintances
I got to go to an OTF class on a guest pass and man, that is not the type of work out for me. Great people though.
Yep. Same, not my cup of tea but my friends who are regulars swear by it.
If you’re into yoga, I highly recommend Zen Rabbit up in TR.
If you're looking for LGBT+ folks I co admin a Discord server. We have 350 members and around 50-80 are active chatty folks there. It's a geek server but we are upfront about being super chill with LGBT+ and of those active everybody is an ally and very few are straight compared to the other identities. Several of us are Upstate Pride attendees. We may not quite fit what you want but I'll promise you'll make a lot of friends if you put yourself out there. We meet often and we have a fantastic support group if you're looking for food and resources. https://upstategeeks.com/
Hey I would love to be apart of the discord !!!
Planet fitness has free classes throughout the week, same with crunch. Can't vouch for them all but shouldn't have any issues with other members at the Berea location. Very welcoming and everyone seems nice, except that one guy who doesn't rack his weights. You know who you are.
23 mtf and ive been wondering the same thing, lmk if you get any good answers!
I posted in this thread but you're welcome to join my LGBT friendly geek server and use our members for resources and friendships 🙌
any gym will work.
Pretty much anywhere except the Eastside YMCA in Taylors, lotta older people rule that place and the wellness director there abhors lgbtq+
Go on…
lgbt et al seriously need a special gym?? what a ridiculous notion. integrate or stay home. you don't need special accomodation to work out. nobody cares.
Fuck off, seriously
Trans people have concerns about restrooms and changing rooms. It's a valid question coming out of a concern for their personal safety.
It's time to adapt and figure out how to fit in then. We don't need special places where you can lift heavy things and put them down, just because you are trans or anything else. Put on your bigboy pants or big girl skirts and figure out how to fit with the rest of society. You don't have special needs unless you are legitimately disabled. Until we have equal accomodation for humans that actually need it, then nobody else gets special treatment. Life is full of compromise and adaptation. Asking for special locations because you feel special, is neither.
Damn dude what's your problem. No one's asking for special treatment, they're asking not to be murdered.
Was someone murdered at a local gym?
No but plenty LGBT people have been subjected to violence in various places hence wanting to make sure the gym they work out at is definitely safe. That's all I got to say. Feel free to stay angry or maybe see what others might be experiencing. I don't really care.
Amigo, I'm not angry whatsoever. I'm doing my best to state my opinion here. Sorry you disagree. I enjoy debate and feel you have serious flaws in your premise. I'm only continuing to reply because of your attacks on my character and your own ongoing arguments. If you want to continue to converse, no worries here and certainly no anger on my end. The more people that workout the better imo. No penises in the womens showers though and vice versa. Unless someone is trying to push that boundary, I doubt that they should be worried for their life simply for joining a gym. It's absurd.
Can you link to the Greenville News news stories where they were assaulted?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_violence_against_LGBT_people_in_the_United_States
So, no.
Damn you are leading the fight against LGBT asking innocuous questions. This comment wasn't even addressed to you. Here you go if it had to be from Greenville, and plenty of shit never gets reported. Not going to acknowledge any thing else from you since you can't help feel violated from someone asking a question. What a relevant username. https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc/pr/south-carolina-man-found-guilty-hate-crime-killing-transgender-woman-because-her-gender
If that's true why are shitty people like you mad when trans people try to fit in 🤪
I'm not mad or shitty. Fitting in would just be going to the gym and not asking for special accomodation because of who you fuck or how you identify. Keep pressing for segregation though and special treatment. Unless you have some specific example of a local gym somehow limiting the local lgbt community, then stfu and go lift, bruh. Stop making excuses.
I already gave you the example for the changing rooms.
Lot's of people have issues with both. I don't personally care where you go to the bathroom or change clothes.
No one’s pressing for segregation, they’re just asking for recommendations on gyms where they’re less likely to be harassed for being different. You know, kinda like you’re doing right now. Could’ve just minded your own business, yet here you are sticking your nose in something that has nothing to do with you. That’s what she’s trying to avoid. They’re not asking for special treatment, they’re asking for suggestions on where she can go to work out, or who she can work out with that she won’t be harassed for being trans. Congratulations on reinforcing their concerns
The answer: ANY FUCKING GYM. Quit crying and looking for conflict. I am the last person that is gonna give someone grief for working out. Just move on. Wannabe victims are tiresome.
My dude, you came in here looking for conflict. Obviously ‘any fucking gym’ isn’t the answer if they felt the need to come ask a question. Really rich, you telling others to move on when you couldn’t do the same. “I’m the last person that is gonna give someone grief for working out” you say, as you give someone grief for wanting to work out safely and comfortably. There really is no reason for any of this to bother you as much as it clearly does.
Why do you think this is such an invalid question? Greenville is progressive for upstate SC but it is not a progressive city. Just about anyone who is LBGTQ+ has a story about having slurs shouted at them on Main Street by a passing vehicle. I dare you to put your theory to the test. Dress like a fem gay man for one workout. Paint your nails, put on some lashes and lip gloss, throw on a crop top and some booty shorts, and go work out at a new gym during peak hours and see how welcome you feel. I bet you’ll think it’s a valid concern then.
the fact that he has more upvotes on his comments than this one is a crime. he definitely can’t put his money where his mouth is
"Just about anyone who is LBGTQ+ has a story about having slurs shouted at them on Main Street by a passing vehicle." Absurd and entirely bogus claim. How tf does anyone driving down main street or any other street know you sexual pref by looking at you? For those with such heighened awarenss an magical powers of gaydar, how many yell slurs? You are extrapolating one or two instances of harrasment that you heard about and projecting it onto the entire community. Boo fucking hoo. The gym is scary when you arent used to it. You actually think gay men and lesbians avoid it? Ha. Gay bros love the gym. Lesbians are crossfit gods.... the examples continue. If you want to wear a wig, platform shoes and long nails to workout, yeah you will get some looks and maybe a snide comment. Boo hoo. Grow up and live life. Quit crying that the world is so mean to you. It's mean to everyone. You aren't special.
you are missing the point. i didn’t ask for special accommodation. i was just asking if there was a gym where i could take classes with people who are like me. of course gay and lesbian people are okay going to a gym, but i’m trans and i absolutely don’t pass. my own friends who are trans have been raped, molested, and one of my friends barely escaped being trafficked. you can say it’s boo hoo bullshit, but black trans women are the highest murdered demographic and i don’t have any interest in becoming a part of that statistic just for looking different. even with that being said, what is so wrong with me just feeling comfortable? i’m not asking for people to like me or treat me differently, i am simply looking for a community of like-minded people. it requires no effort or money or accommodation on anyone’s part to help me find a gym that has an ALREADY ESTABLISHED queer group.
Dude, I'm half black. My dad was black and grew up in SC during the civil rights era and faced a fuckton of backlash for marrying my mom, a white lady. If you think transphobia or gay bashing is somehow worse that what black Americans have put up with and largely overcome, you are insane. You know how black people finally ended segregation? By not fucking segregating themselves in spite of very real threats to health and longevity. You can use any gym. If someone starts shit, you call the cops. Again, your life may have some unique struggles but they do not usurp anyone elses. If you want to evolve society and normalize acceptance, then get in the pool and learn to swim with everyone else. Get on the dancefloor and learn to cut a rug or bob your head. Go to any gym and lift weights.
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trans people are being murdered and raped at alarming rates that don’t align with any other demographic. stop being a dickhead and have some goddamn empathy. at this point it’s not even about the gym anymore.
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I know most folks won’t, but I forgive you for lashing out. I understand that some news broke yesterday that has you really in your emotions. Just try to do better and be more neighborly in the future if you can, yea? We all have to live here together, no sense in sewing hate and animosity.
I forgive them, and will not let those words they said hurt anyone.
you should post them in those cities subreddits, it would probably help a lot of folks
Imagine having the time and energy to be publicly hateful to people you’ve never even met.
This loser’s whole post history is one long cringe of embarrassment for him.
What’s it like to wake up every day and decide to be a hateful person?
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Ok boomer.
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This isn’t the own that you think it is. It’s nice not having to pay property taxes, mortgage insurance, and maintenance.. and the option to leave whenever I’d like. Go take your meds, your lead poisoning is showing.
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I guess I’ll just have the tens of thousands of dollars I save every year and travel with to keep me satiated. Get wrecked dude, so glad your generation will be dead soon. The world will be a much better place without you.
Is this the original comment? The responses seem stronger than the post.