Target’s new transgender bathroom policy has thrust the retail into the national spotlight. Being the first retailer to officially weight in on the transgender bathroom subject, Target has set itself up to be the first pariah. Following a statement on its website that said, in part, that, for its transgender customers, Target would support the federal Equality Act, which provides protection to to the transgender community. Target also went on record decrying “action that enables discrimination,” presumably a dig against North Carolina, which has faced boycotts and become late-night TV fodder due to that state’s anti-LGBT legislation. “Recent debate around...
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