Post by Logan on Apr 30, 2016 4:56:24 GMT -6
Target Corp. spent the week in the bull’s-eye of the nation’s culture war.
The Minneapolis-based company on April 19 issued a six paragraph statement saying that transgender men and women could use its bathrooms and fitting rooms that align with how they identify themselves.
It did so, representatives say, to clarify the situation in its stores in light of North Carolina’s law restricting restroom use in government buildings to one’s biological sex, and other legislation popping up across the country.
But as the first major retailer to take such a prominent stance — and one whose size and influence routinely bring scrutiny for everything from the slogans on its T-shirts to the models in its advertising — Target drew swift criticism from backers of the North Carolina law and conservative activists and groups.
Among them was the American Family Association, a Mississippi group that first garnered attention in the 1980s with boycotts of bookstore chains that sold Playboy magazine.
Read more: www.startribune.com/backlash-praise-for-target-s-position-on-transgender-issue-picks-up-steam/377658801/
The Minneapolis-based company on April 19 issued a six paragraph statement saying that transgender men and women could use its bathrooms and fitting rooms that align with how they identify themselves.
It did so, representatives say, to clarify the situation in its stores in light of North Carolina’s law restricting restroom use in government buildings to one’s biological sex, and other legislation popping up across the country.
But as the first major retailer to take such a prominent stance — and one whose size and influence routinely bring scrutiny for everything from the slogans on its T-shirts to the models in its advertising — Target drew swift criticism from backers of the North Carolina law and conservative activists and groups.
Among them was the American Family Association, a Mississippi group that first garnered attention in the 1980s with boycotts of bookstore chains that sold Playboy magazine.
Read more: www.startribune.com/backlash-praise-for-target-s-position-on-transgender-issue-picks-up-steam/377658801/