A Michigan hair salon is under fire following a recent Facebook post announcing transgender customers were “not welcome” and suggesting they instead “seek services at a local pet groomer.”
Studio 8 Hair Lab, a Traverse City-based hair salon, made the claim in a since-deleted post seemingly spurred by news of a US Supreme Court decision in favor of a Christian graphic designer seeking the right to refuse to work with gay couples.
“If a human identifies as anything other than a man/woman please seek services at a local pet groomer. You are not welcome at this salon. Period,” states the post, which was saved and published by LGBTQnation.com.
The post garnered hundreds of comments and reactions, including significant pushback from LGBTQ+ advocates, before it was deleted.
“Should you request to have a particular pronoun used, please note we may simply refer to you as ‘hey you.’ Regardless of MI HB 4744,” the post further stated, referring to the code for a Michigan hate crime law.
That law was changed by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer earlier this year to include discrimination against people based on their “gender identity or expression,” “sexual orientation,” as well as their age or disabilities.
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