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There鈥檚 no indication that Eris Montano, 52, of Chesterfield, has violated any laws or the polices of Life Time fitness center. But state Rep. Justin Sparks, R-Wildwood, said he鈥檚 heard enough complaints from constituents that he鈥檚 calling for investigations and holding a press conference Friday outside the gym.

Sparks said concerns over Montano鈥檚 use of the locker room generated an unprecedented level of response from his constituents.

鈥淧eople are very upset by this,鈥� he said. 鈥淓verybody wants to know, 鈥榃hy is this person not being arrested? Why is this person being allowed into the locker room? How is this happening?鈥欌��

Montano has been a daily gym-goer at Life Time since joining Sunday. She said in an interview with the Post-Dispatch that she met with the general manager on Sunday because she wanted to know the center鈥檚 policies regarding transgender members.

Montano said she began transitioning about two years ago and has been taking medications for the past 12 months.

She said she has largely had positive interactions with other gym members. She met with a personal trainer, swims in the facility鈥檚 pool and uses the cardio workout equipment. Many people have gone out of their way to make her feel welcome, she said.

The lone exception, she said, was a confrontation with a woman in the center鈥檚 sauna on Monday.

鈥淪he kept telling me that I was a man, that I didn鈥檛 belong there,鈥� Montano recalled.

After a tense back-and-forth, Montano said, she tugged at her bikini top to show part of her breasts to the woman and demonstrate 鈥渢hat I am a real woman.鈥�

After the exchange, Montano went to the manager. She then learned that the club had received other complaints about her use of the women鈥檚 locker room. Life Time鈥檚 members are assigned to locker rooms based on the gender listed on their state-issued photo ID.

Montano, who said she had undergone several surgeries as part of her transition, is now listed as female on her Missouri driver鈥檚 license. She provided a copy of the license to the Post-Dispatch for verification.

Natalie Bushaw, a spokesperson for Life Time, said the center recognizes 鈥渢hat there are varying opinions regarding locker room access. As a company, we are committed to following the law in every area we operate with respect to public accommodation.鈥�

She added: 鈥淟ife Time is committed to providing safe, welcoming and respectful environments. To the extent we receive reports of conduct inconsistent with our club policies, we review and address them.鈥�

Ellisville Police Capt. Andy Vaughn said the department is not investigating.

鈥淭o my knowledge, no law has been broken,鈥� he said. 鈥淣o victims have come forward saying that this individual has exposed themselves, and Life Time is not requesting that this person be removed from their property.鈥�

Call for state investigation

Sparks said he wants the Missouri Department of Revenue to investigate how, and when, Montano鈥檚 driver鈥檚 license was changed.

鈥淚f our Department of Revenue is allowing people to subjectively change their license information, then we need to know about it,鈥� Sparks said.

He said he also reached out to Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey for an investigation. Bailey鈥檚 office did not respond to interview requests.

Sparks on Thursday posted a nearly six-minute video on Facebook voicing his complaints. In response to Sparks and others on social media, some Life Time users said they were canceling their memberships and encouraged others to boycott the center, saying it needed 鈥渢he Bud Light treatment,鈥� referring to the backlash the beer brand received after a promotion involving Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender woman.

Montano on Facebook referenced the press conference Sparks is planning, saying a 鈥渕ob of hateful people鈥� would appear to 鈥渟how me how much they hate me for existing as a trans woman with rights.鈥�

Bathrooms and gym locker rooms have become frontlines in the ongoing culture wars over transgender rights in Missouri and the United States. Republican-controlled states, , have imposed strict bans on transgender access to bathrooms that align with their gender identity, if not their gender at birth.

In Missouri, state lawmakers enacted laws last year banning gender-affirming care for minors and prohibiting transgender girls and women from participating on female sports teams.

Bailey also sued the Wentzville School District last year for its discussions on accommodating transgender students鈥� bathroom needs.

Last year, library patrons at the St. Charles City-County Library complained about the attire of a library employee they say was wearing nail polish, makeup and a goatee. That sparked a months-long debate over a gender-neutral dress code for library employees and the banning of LGBTQ-related books that some parents thought were too sexually explicit for a public library.

鈥淣obody wants to attack this person or cause any harm to them,鈥� Sparks said. 鈥淭his is about me wanting to make sure that my constituents know that if they use Life Time鈥檚 gym, their daughters and wives may be showering next to鈥� Montano.

The showers in the locker room are single-person stalls, and each stall has a frosted-glass door. In addition, Montano said, she drapes her towel over the door to the shower. She said she only changes clothes in the single-person dressing room stalls within the locker room.

鈥淚鈥檓 not there to see anybody else,鈥� Montano said. 鈥淚 am there to change clothes, and get the heck out of there.鈥�

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct Montano's transition timeline, and the status of the gym's shower stalls, which are not lockable.听