Cali Bike Shop Bans Men from Store Certain Nights, Claims Males are "Intimidating"

Pundit Press ^ | 4/20/15 | Aurelius

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Feeling that bicycle maintenance is too male-centric, Bike Forth, a community bike shop in California, will open its doors every other Tuesday specifically to cater to the “Women Trans Femme” (WTF) communities. Every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, everyone is welcome, but men are not allowed to shop on these Tuesdays.

Volunteers at the shop noticed that “most” of their customers were men, so they felt that they should be banned occasionally so that “other” communities would feel welcome and not intimidated.

Anne Hereford, a volunteer at Bike Forth who helped initiate Women Trans Femme Night, said, “The idea is for people who might feel uncomfortable coming to the shop in general to have a safe space to come and learn about bikes. At the shop it’s a very supportive community, but some people still feel intimidated about coming to work on their bikes, specifically women and people who identify as women.”

She continued, “We want to empower them to work on their bikes, and if that means having a special night where they can come and not feel intimidated then that’s what we want to offer.”

...The store claims that they are not actually banning men, but simply uninviting them from being allowed inside. “We don’t exactly turn people away — we say, ‘Do you identify as part of this community?’” Hereford explained. “If you don’t feel you’re a member of the Women Trans Femme community, this is not a space that you’re invited to. So it’s more of a self-selection.”

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Going to get sued

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MALE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING MATTERS.