Exploring the WDI USA Brief in Olympus Spa v. Armstrong

April 5, 2024

Yesterday, WDI USA announced that it had filed an amicus brief in the matter of Olympus Spa, et al. v. Armstrong, et al. In that case, the Olympus Spa (outside Seattle) has a women-only policy and nudity is expected. According to Reduxx,

In May of 2020, a trans-identified male submitted a complaint to the [Washington State Human Rights Commission] alleging discrimination on the basis of his gender identity.

Haven Wilvich had sought a membership at the Olympus Spa in January of 2020, but had been denied on the basis that he had not undergone “gender reassignment” surgeries and his penis was fully intact.

Wilvich was born Caleb Richmond. This is him:

Also him:

Him when he was still going by Caleb:

He won his case before the Washington State Human Rights Commission and celebrated on social media:

The spa then turned around and filed a lawsuit against the WSHRC in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. That court dismissed the spa’s complaint, with leave to file an amended complaint. The spa filed an amended complaint, which the District Court also dismissed. The case is now pending before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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