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'A Montreal YMCA will remove the frosted glass it installed last fall to protect the innocent eyes of young Orthodox Jews from spandex-clad exercisers.
The glass will be replaced with clear windows and blinds to be closed or opened at the request of Y members, restoring the view from the exercise room.
It was installed at the request of a synagogue across the alley where some young male students found the state of undress of some exercisers a distraction. Also, some Y members had complained about peeping toms.
The glass fast became a flashpoint in Quebec political debate over how institutions are adapting to religious minority views.
"It was never our intention to hide women who are training," said Serge St-Andre, director of the Park Avenue YMCA.
"We wanted to protect the privacy of our members while respecting the wishes of our neighbours," he told media yesterday.
Renée Lavaillante petitioned against the frosted glass, saying the Y should not be veiling women to appease a minority. "I won't be closing the blinds, because it would be collaborating with creating our own ghetto, one I don't wish to be part of." '
'A Montreal YMCA will remove the frosted glass it installed last fall to protect the innocent eyes of young Orthodox Jews from spandex-clad exercisers.
The glass will be replaced with clear windows and blinds to be closed or opened at the request of Y members, restoring the view from the exercise room.
It was installed at the request of a synagogue across the alley where some young male students found the state of undress of some exercisers a distraction. Also, some Y members had complained about peeping toms.
The glass fast became a flashpoint in Quebec political debate over how institutions are adapting to religious minority views.
"It was never our intention to hide women who are training," said Serge St-Andre, director of the Park Avenue YMCA.
"We wanted to protect the privacy of our members while respecting the wishes of our neighbours," he told media yesterday.
Renée Lavaillante petitioned against the frosted glass, saying the Y should not be veiling women to appease a minority. "I won't be closing the blinds, because it would be collaborating with creating our own ghetto, one I don't wish to be part of." '
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