Posted on 02/20/2026 9:43:00 AM PST by algore
A non-binary activist won a payout from a hair salon after suing because it only offered male and female options when booking a haircut online.
Alexe Frédéric Migneault, who uses they/them pronouns, says they were so traumatized by the experience at Station10 hair salon in Quebec, Canada, that they were forced to take a year and a half off work.
Migneault said they were attracted to the hair salon in 2023 because its hairdressers charged by the minute, but were left disappointed when asked to select male or female as an option in the booking.
'It is not fair, and it’s not legal to tell me ,'No, since you don’t fit into my worldview, I don’t want to do anything with you, and I don’t want you as my customer,'' they told CTV.
Migneault, who has since become bald, said the experience impacted them deeply, forcing them to take time off work to recover.
'I was already spiraling into a huge mental health crisis, and it precipitated my, falling to complete a disability,' they said. 'I was unable to work for a year and a half.'
Labrecque said the policy was designed to accommodate its by-the-minute pricing system, because it 'typically takes longer for a woman’s haircut than a man’s haircut.'
'So we optimize our agendas accordingly. We also get statistics for marketing,' he added.
But Migneault said the policy felt like a personal insult to non-binary people, and went ahead with a complaint with the Human Rights Commission.
After Station10 disagreed with the $500 ruling, Migneault brought a lawsuit against the salon seeking $12,000 CAD ($8,766 USD) in damages.
The salon owner insisted that the policy was not intended to discriminate, and soon after the issue was raised his website updated its booking system to include a gender-neutral option.
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Agreed.
Quebec IS a mental illness.
The judge, the lawyer, everyone involved in the decision needs to be re-purposed in life. Preferably to the fry-line at McDonalds.
Couldn’t work for a year and a half due to the stress but now she/he/they/it live high on the big settlement.
“””In court, a judge agreed with the previous Human Rights Commission ruling and ordered Station10 to pay the original $500 in damages.
Work is for suckers.
Everyone just needs to look for the right scam. Let that money roll in.
“Migneault; who has since become bald...”
So, it’s a moot point anyway. He ain’t got no hair about which to sue!
“ Alexe Frédéric Migneault, who uses they/them pronouns, says they were so traumatized by the experience at Station10 hair salon in Quebec, Canada, that they were forced to take a year and a half off work.”
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That’s …. SOOOOO FRENCH!
“I was already spiraling into a huge mental health crisis”
No surprise there.
Sacrebleu !
Wonder what Floyd would have done, lol?
People like this are why S.S.S. exists.
I’m going to go totally with WTF? on this one.
Canaduh’s legal system has jumped the shark.
BS to the max.
There aren’t enough fainting couches for those insane men
So someone could also argue in court, based on this ruling, discrimination because the online form didn’t offer a selection of ‘Furry’, or ‘Toaster’ ?
Faggotry.
Non-binary: Mathematics. noting or relating to a system of numerical notation that does not have a base of 2. I guess the thing isn’t a one or a two. Hermaphrodite?
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