“orry, but he has no “rights” in this case, except perhaps to a refund of any fees he’s paid.”
Now wait just one cotton picking minute! I happen to be a member of a gym. I had to sign a contract when I joined. There was a dress code. In that dress code I do have to wear proper shoes and what is reasonable as clothing to work out in. There is nothing in my contract that says I can’t wear a “pro life t shirt” Or that anything like that is forbidden. Now I am not a member of Planet Fitness and we do have that in my area (it sucks, in my opinion, for the record) What did this man’s contract state on what kind of clothing could or could not be warn? If it’s not in the contract/rules when he signed up he may have a case.
You are correct in that he may have a claim that the gym has violated its contract with him.
I was assuming, possibly incorrectly, that the author was claiming he has a constitutional right to wear whatever shirt he wants. That asking him to change or leave is a violation of his right to free speech or some such idiocy.
The problem, of course, is that there is no way any contract can cover all possible contingencies in advance.
BTW, if I objected to another patron wearing a Che shirt glorifying a mass murderer, I wonder if he’d be asked to change or leave?