Traverse City hair salon no longer servicing all LGBTQ members

https://www.9and10news.com/2023/07/10/traverse-city-hair-salon-no-longer-servicing-all-lgbtq-members/

Essentially - If you want to be called anything but him or her, go to a pet groomer...

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Janoose@kbin.social · 11 pts · 3y

Hair is hair, who gives a shit what pronouns the person who is paying you to cut it uses? Hope she loses her entire business over this hateful stance.

SayJess@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 3y (2 replies)

9&10 News reached out to the owner, Christine Geiger, who said she has no problem with the LGB part, it’s the TQ+ that she doesn’t support. Gieger said she is taking a stand against being forced to use preferred pronouns, such as: they/them, he/him and she/her.

Wow, so brave. They didn’t even spell the idiot politician’s name right. I doubt there will be some sort of backlash or loss of business—it’s TC after all.

SmolderingSauna@midwest.social · 10 pts · 3y (1 reply)
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butter@midwest.social · 4 pts · 3y

*His/her. He or she doesn't like 'their'

wrath0110@midwest.social · 6 pts · 3y (2 replies)

And here I thought upstate Michigan was so welcoming.

TheCraiggers@midwest.social · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Only if you're white.

Once you're north of Saint John's, you start seeing a lot of "fuck Biden" signs. My minority friends say racism is rampant up there, even in TC. I'm not surprised other forms of intolerance exist as well.

EssentialCoffee@midwest.social · 2 pts · 3y

Even in the southern part of the state, you see those signs. Anywhere outside of urban sectors (and even in those there are places).

Luckily, my husband and I haven't run into any of that up north (even in the UP). But we're a mixed couple, so that may certainly be a contributor.