The majory owner of Equox's parent rporatn, Related Compani, is hostg a high-ticket fundraiser for Donald Tmp. But for some gay men, 's not easy to leave a place that felt like home.
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FOR GAY MEN, BOYTTG EQUOX GYM IS A COMPLITED PROPOSN | OPINION
* is equinox a gay gym *
For many gay men, the gym is more than jt a place to work out—'s a safe haven for socializg, workg, maybe even meetg a new boyiend. ) In New York and other queer mecs, Equox has replaced the bar as the nex of LGBT many gay men were shocked to hear Stephen Ross, chairman of the board of Equox's parent rporatn, Related Compani, was hostg a high-ticket fundraiser the Hamptons on Friday for Donald Tmp's reelectn reason Ross' support for Tmp felt like a punch to the gut is that Equox has built s brand, at least part, on beg an clive, LGBT-iendly isn’t jt a boytt bee we disagree polilly. "I know several iends who live and breath Equox, " says gay filmmaker Jeff L.
)By Wednday, several gay male celebri were llg for their social media followers to dump Trek Disvery's Wilson Cz tweeted he was cuttg up his membership rd—he also lnched a petn llg on Equox's rporate lears to stop the fundraiser.
But elsewhere on social media, some gay men have been dancg around a boytt—sistg they're locked to long-term ntracts or that Equox is the only cent facily their member who's ncelg his memberships told Newsweek he felt nflicted.
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"Rod and I have been members for 10 years and love the Equox experience, " says Steven Ldsey, a gay wrer based Dallas. A gay Equox employee New York told Newsweek he was "torn. "A lot of the gay men plag about Equox have posted photos ont of the Vsel at Hudson Yards, which is Stephen's, " he said.
Ruf Wawright tells Sp that Anrson Cooper go to the gayt gym New York—the Equox the Time Warner Center. Page Six retorts: "Actually, the David Barton Gym on Wt 23rd is the gayt the cy. Wong's favore gym not be the gayt town?
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