Feb 16, 2008 11:57 pm US/Pacific
Man Says Gym Kicked Him Out Because Of Orientation
Gym Issues Statement Saying T-Shirt Was Inappropriate
ELK GROVE (CBS13) ―
A local man is seeking legal advice after a gym said no to him and his t-shirt.
This is the shirt that got David Cano kicked out of California Family Fitness, a local gym. It reads: "I need a man or a date, serious inquiries only," followed by his phone number.
He said it started as a joke.
"I just thought something up, and said maybe I would wear it," David explained. "It was kind of like a gag thing."
But the gym didn't think it was funny, so the owners pulled the plug on his membership. The gym issued a statement, saying that "several members at the Elk Grove facility came forward to voice their concerns about a male guest member who had repeatedly violated CFF's dress code by wearing clothing with inappropriate solicitations."
They then cancelled his membership.
But David says the problem isn't his shirt, it's his sexual orientation.
"They're responsible for kicking me out because of my shirt and discrimination," he said. "It's basically because I'm open."
Amid the controversy, David insists that he wasn't trying to make anyone uncomfortable.
"It's just a shirt. That's all it is," he said.
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