Victoria’s Secret is facing a potential boycott after apologizing to a transgender male customer who complained that he was not allowed to change around women. The man took to X (formerly Twitter) yesterday to complain about the alleged “mistreatment,” prompting backlash from women’s rights advocates.
In a thread on X now limited to his followers, @Microdragons1 wrote:
“I went through a truly dehumanizing experience at Victoria’s Secret today due to my status as a trans woman … I was trying to find a cute bra at Victoria’s Secret, and they made me wait until every cis woman left the dressing rooms before I could go into just one of them. They even made other cis women wait until I’d had my turn so no cis women could be in any of the 5 other rooms,” he said, tagging the company in his thread.
“I don’t expect any meaningful change to come of this tweet,” he concluded, adding: “I just need to put my experience into the public sphere as a warning to other trans people, men, and women. Please spread this in hopes of being of some use to somebody.”
Since he deleted/went private, I just wanted to eternalise his tweet along with my response.
— Hazel Appleyard (@HazelAppleyard_) November 29, 2023
Guess he didn’t expect such a blow up when he had <200 followers to begin with.
Fuck around and find out. pic.twitter.com/f3fKNw79cn
Although many initially praised Victoria’s Secret staff for setting healthy boundaries in its fitting rooms, support quickly faded after the infamous lingerie brand’s official social media account issued an apology and invited the male user to reach out to their corporate service line.
Approved ~ FS
