Stop women-only swimming sessions

I know that under our current PC regime, these statements mustn’t be challenged.

However, if Muslims were so passionate about single gender bathing then the Muslim men wouldn’t bother attending the mixed gender sessions as they do. None of the male swimmers, Muslim or otherwise, ever ogle, or as much as look in the direction of female swimmers. Neither do the male life guards who are also banished from these sessions.

If a group of ladies want a private session, they should hire out the pool for their own event and pay for it. They even seal off the sauna and steam room from us.

As a young (and might I say attractive) gay man, I take offence at a sagging, middle aged battle-axe not wanting me in the pool because I have a penis and it makes her uncomfortable. I take offence at arriving at the same time, paying the same price as a woman, but being kicked out earlier just because of the genitals I was born with.

The receptionists never inform you of the remaining session time before relegation to the paltry, shallow teaching pool and it has taken at least six months to update the website timetable so it corresponds with the actual women only sessions. At least warn me that I only have 20 minutes to get out and that I won’t be able to use the sauna before you take my money next time.

Unless they include men only sessions the staff are continuing to discriminate against a section of society because of their gender. Do they fear sexual assaults taking place? Why, then, do they have mixed gender changing facilities? This is such a backward, childish and typically British attitude towards sex, gender and the human body.

Mark Thomas, Rockingham, Rotherham

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