Men at David Lloyd, moaning and whining because the spa is female only for 2 measly hours a week

Then they need to deal individually with the ones causing the problem rather than taking the lazy blanket approach

yes it’s only 2 hours but if that’s the only time that works for you and you can’t go I’d be pissed off

And if you’re a religious woman who won’t go bare-skinned among strange men, and its the only two hours that work for you? Or a woman who is a survivor of sexual violence? Or a woman with H cup breasts, who would like to swim without being ogled?

Tbh then it's not going to be suitable. You aren't going to pay David Lloyd prices for the 2 hours when you can use the spa out of the whole week.

If there is a problem with some men then DL needs to sort it. But like someone else said, it's mostly staffed by very young people and they rarely intervene on anything.

But (and I hate to draw the parallel) isn't this a bit like third spaces. It's not up to women to be everyone's mum. Presumably DL have responded to requests from women. Women have lobbied and achieved an aim. If men want a men-only session then they need to ask for one. If they just don't want women to have that session then get their collective male acts together so women don't feel like they need them. (yes, yes I have had enough of men's shit)

Or DL could look at the equalities act and offer men an equivalent male-only session.

A simple solution but people seem to be against any suggestion of a male-only session and more in favour of complex solutions, such as men hunting the bad men, men organising a campaign against DL etc. It already appears to be esculating.

Time and time we see female-only events (with no equivalent male-only events) which leads to men attempting to find ways against it, either demanding it be shut down, identifying as women etc.

(I've never heard of men complaining about Mother's Day, because there is no man alive that is unaware of Father's Day)