{"id":94044,"date":"2019-08-15T14:26:32","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T18:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/equinox-tries-to-fix-its-pr-nightmare-but-is-it-enough\/"},"modified":"2019-08-15T14:26:32","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T18:26:32","slug":"equinox-tries-to-fix-its-pr-nightmare-but-is-it-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/equinox-tries-to-fix-its-pr-nightmare-but-is-it-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Equinox tries to fix its PR nightmare, but is it enough?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Equinox tries to fix its PR nightmare, but is it enough?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/08\/equinox-670x446.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/08\/equinox-670x446.jpg 670w, https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/08\/equinox-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/08\/equinox.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\"><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s safe to say Equinox is in full damage control mode.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of a PR disaster after investor Stephen Ross hosted a fundraiser for Donald Trump (and subsequently raised $12 million to reelect the president), Equinox chairman Harvey Spevak released a memo to gym members, and the national press following the story closely, touting a new initiative to donate $1 million to five charities.<\/p>\n<p>Spevak addressed the controversy, writing:<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cMany of you have asked for clarification on Stephen Ross\u2019s investment in Equinox. Mr. Ross is not the majority investor in Equinox. He is one of the investors including myself. He does not run the company. I do. I am the Executive Chairman of Equinox and have led the vision and strategic direction of the company since I joined in 1999. Our focus has always been about building a community centered on our values, not politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/memers-come-equinox-trump-supporting-owner-20190809\">Memers come for Equinox and its Trump-supporting owner<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Celebrities and activists have called on members to drop ties with Equinox and sister gym SoulCycle, as well as a number of other interconnected lifestyle brands, over Ross\u2019s involvement in politics.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Ross said in a statement to <em>The Washington Post<\/em> that he plans to counter Trump on policies he disagrees with. He called himself \u201can outspoken champion of racial equality, inclusion, diversity, public education and environmental sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Of course, it\u2019s hard to take him seriously as a champion of these causes when the Trump administration fails so miserably on each item.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerty.com\/gay-twitter-responds-equinox-fitness-trump-fundraiser-controversy-20190808\">Gay Twitter responds to the Equinox Fitness\/Trump fundraiser debacle<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spevak\u2019s memo went on to introduce a new charity initiative:<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhile I don\u2019t have all the answers, what we have heard from many of you is that you would like Equinox to immediately help amplify your voice in support of causes we as a community have always held close. As a next step, Equinox will make a $1 million donation to benefit the five charities mentioned above. From August 17 through August 31, every check-in will be an opportunity for our members and employees to select how our donation will be allocated among the causes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to listen to your thoughts and ideas,\u201d he concluded, \u201cand while we have a lot of work to do, I am confident that together we will come out a stronger community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When the story first popped up in headlines last week, many criticized the company\u2019s initial response as insufficient:<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B04BYzaFhz7\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B04BYzaFhz7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewbox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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In the wake of a PR disaster after investor Stephen Ross hosted a fundraiser for Donald Trump (and subsequently raised $12 million to reelect the president), Equinox chairman Harvey Spevak released a memo &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/equinox-tries-to-fix-its-pr-nightmare-but-is-it-enough\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Equinox tries to fix its PR nightmare, but is it enough?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Equinox tries to fix its PR nightmare, but is it enough? - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/equinox-tries-to-fix-its-pr-nightmare-but-is-it-enough\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Equinox tries to fix its PR nightmare, but is it enough? - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Equinox tries to fix its PR nightmare, but is it enough? 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