M&S apologises over trans employee in bra department
SCOTLAND, AUG 7 – Marks & Spencer apologized after a transgender employee offered help to a 14-year-old girl in the lingerie section, prompting calls for policy changes to protect young customers.
- Marks & Spencer apologized to a mother after her daughter felt uncomfortable when a reportedly transgender employee asked if they needed assistance in the bra section.
- M&S confirmed the employee was not assigned to bra fittings and pledged to ensure assistance would come from a female colleague in the future.
- The mother of the teenager expressed dissatisfaction with M&S's response and demanded a policy to prevent trans staff from interacting with young women in the store.
- JK Rowling called for a boycott of M&S due to the incident, citing the controversial UK Supreme Court ruling on gender issues from April.
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J.K. Rowling is on yet another anti-trans tirade as she takes aim at British department store M&S over an incident involving a member of staff who happens to be trans. The Harry Potter author has taken to X to encourage women and TERFs to “vote with their wallets” and boycott the department store chain. M&S recently came under fire after a customer complained about a trans employee who allegedly approached her daughter in the bra section and ask…
Of course I’d be happy for a trans employee to fit my daughter’s first bra
As Marks & Spencer apologises after a trans employee offers to help a 14-year-old girl and her mother in the bra department, Victoria Richards says there’s only one person that has been let down here – and it’s not the customer
·London, United Kingdom
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