Bit random and maybe not the place but I foolishly got into a conversation over in AIBU that turned into being rounded on for mentioning that my dance class is 'gender neutral'. My actively, deliberately, gender neutral dance class has just announced it is closing and it has been a real lifeline for me at times where I've not felt comfortable accessing traditional exercise spaces. It had a really strong ethos of inclusivity and body positivity and other generally lovely feminist things and it gave me the confidence I needed to get back into going to classes all by myself with my squidgy body. It also afforded me the opportunity to meet some of the greatest, most wonderful, likeminded people I've ever met.
It sounds absolutely ridiculous I know but once it shuts in May I know I'll feel lost. I love to dance, and I love to exercise, but I really struggle with traditional gendered (read: patriarchal) spaces.
Anyone got any ideas at all? I'd be forever grateful!