Jared Polis closed gyms indefinitely to curb COVID-19, Ells paused memberships because they couldn’t in good faith charge clientele for a service they weren’t able to use - a devastating blow considering the business was already struggling financially. (Members of the LGBTQ community disproportionately struggle with body dysmorphia, Ells said.) But it wasn’t until the pandemic that the gym proverbially came out as a queer space. Ells, who uses they/them pronouns, opened the gym in 2017 and intentionally designed it with inclusivity in mind.Ĭlass instructors ask for members’ pronouns prior to a workout, the bathrooms are built to be genderless and the gym does not have mirrors on the workout floor or in studios. Richardson, The Denver PostTrystan Lawhon, (they/them), left, works out during a non-binary, trans-masculine class at Metamorphosis Fitness on Jin Denver.įor sober members of the LGBTQ community, there are even fewer places where they can find refuge, said Styler Ells, owner of Metamorphosis Fitness in University Hills.
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