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Michigan Hair Salon Says People Pushing Trans Pronouns Are ‘Not Welcome’

Michigan Hair Salon Says People Pushing Trans Pronouns Are ‘Not Welcome’
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Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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7/11/2023|Updated: 7/12/2023
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A conservative hair salon that vows “not to cater to woke ideologies” has pledged to turn away any potential customer who does not identify as either a man or a woman, triggering opposition from local LGBT activists and fueling online debate.

The Traverse City-based Studio 8 Hair Lab said in a now-deleted post on Facebook that, as a small business in America where free speech is the law of the land, it will refuse service to anyone it chooses to.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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