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Target says transgender people can use bathroom that aligns with their identity
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Posted on 04/19/2016 6:35:00 PM PDT by matt04

Target Corp. made it clear that transgender people in its stores are welcome to use the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.

The statement Tuesday by the Minneapolis-based retailer comes amid debates in many state legislatures over restricting public restroom use to the sex listed on a person’s birth certificate.

While many of those conversations have centered around restrooms in public schools and government buildings, Target appears to be one of the first big-box retailers to take a proactive stance in declaring its position on the matter when it comes to its own restrooms.

While they may not be technically public, restrooms in stores are often the most easily accessible and widely available options outside of people’s homes and workplaces.

Target’s position also extends to its fitting rooms.

“Inclusivity is a core belief at Target,” the company said in a statement on its corporate website. “It’s something we celebrate. We stand for equality and equity, and strive to make our guests and team members feel accepted, respected and welcomed in our stores and workplaces every day.”

Molly Snyder, a Target spokeswoman, said it is not a new policy, but the retailer wanted to clarify its position given the questions it has received from both customers and employees amid the national debate. Executives sent e-mail to store leaders earlier this week to convey the message.

“It’s a restatement of a policy,” she said. “It’s just us being very overt in stating it.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: bathroom; gaystapo; homosexualagenda; inclusivity; lavendermafia; liberalbuzzwords; perverts; retail; sodomandgomorrah; target; transgender; transgenderbathrooms
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To: Yaelle

Gender dysphoria is literally a figment of the imagination, ‘struggling’ or otherwise.

Worrying about whether it’s ‘fun’ or not is the flimsiest of pretexts for standing society on its head. It is not our responsibility to worry about who the ‘truly affected’ are or their percentages in the general population or in any particular restroom.

Restrooms correspond to people’s anatomy, not the other way round. ‘We just need to pee’ is their juvenile protest. Fine. They can use the correct facility and they and their misguided sympathizers can pipe down.


141 posted on 04/19/2016 11:02:54 PM PDT by relictele (Principiis obsta & Finem respice - Resist The Beginnings & Consider The Ends.)
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To: tumblindice

my Goodwill scores include an original water color, original frame, that is a primitive in the fashion of Grandma Moses....infact, this painter was called the Grandma Moses of California....she exhibited at the SanFrancisco Museum of Art and the Nixon house in San Clemente ....


142 posted on 04/19/2016 11:05:36 PM PDT by cherry
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To: Yaelle
I have nothing but sympathy if a person feels that they are not the sex that is outwardly apparent....except a lot of this attitude is a mental deficiency.

its the non transgender element we need to fear..

I can imagine fully grown male perverts walking into the girls room and molesting and raping young girls or women.....

and that will happen....its just a matter of time...

143 posted on 04/19/2016 11:19:18 PM PDT by cherry
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To: matt04

144 posted on 04/20/2016 1:26:14 AM PDT by CodeToad (Islam should be banned and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: matt04

Target is terribly over-priced. The place is a complete ripoff. Do your own research. Bet they won’t be around in 10 years. Nevermind the restroom nonsense.


145 posted on 04/20/2016 3:49:03 AM PDT by Original Lurker
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To: matt04

“What goes around comes around.”

I guess they don’t remember what happened to J.C. Penny Co. when they gave their full support to queers.

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.

Maybe they think that the American men have become so gay friendly that things have changed.


146 posted on 04/20/2016 3:55:17 AM PDT by DH (Once the tainted finger of government touches anything the rot begins)
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Target placing politics ahead of family values.

Whatever. It’s a retailer of crap.


147 posted on 04/20/2016 3:57:04 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: servantboy777

It is too easy for these corporations to accommodate everyone....a number of single person restrooms rather than big multiple person facilities. Everybody is happy. Why won’t they decide that?


148 posted on 04/20/2016 4:08:10 AM PDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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To: matt04

Haven’t been in a Target for 15 yrs.....now I have no reason to go for another 15 yrs.


149 posted on 04/20/2016 4:08:45 AM PDT by ontap
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To: cableguymn

>>hat? target has a no guns allowed rule? To me that is a do not enter sign.

Unless they have a guy at the door saying, “no guns” and he’s wanding people, I rarely notice those signs.


150 posted on 04/20/2016 4:18:11 AM PDT by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: matt04
If it's a single occupant restroom, that's one thing. If the door with the "Men" sign on it is locked, and I gotta go, I have no problem locking myself in the one with the "Women" sign on it.

Won't be long before someone is either assaulted (by one of "alternative sexuality) or claims to be assaulted (by a hateful straight person) and then we'll see that it's a crime to be heterosexual male or female these days.

151 posted on 04/20/2016 4:21:47 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: tumblindice
It smells funny though—the store, not the book. Funky.

I've noticed this as well. Must be some kind of disinfectant that they use.

152 posted on 04/20/2016 4:30:14 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Cowgirl of Justice
Who will be held responsible when these become everyday occurrences?

Bigots; of course!

153 posted on 04/20/2016 4:31:26 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Crucial
In fact, what percentage of otransgendered were originally female. 1%?

It's easier to remove stuff than to add stuff.

154 posted on 04/20/2016 4:34:53 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Trillian
If I find a man in the women’s bathroom in Target, I will let them know... that they'd have more luck at a singles bar.
155 posted on 04/20/2016 4:36:21 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: elpadre
If my wife is there he/she may well get castrated.

Oh; that's what he wants!

156 posted on 04/20/2016 4:37:51 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: ronnie raygun
Tarzhay's primary customer base is gay folk. I doubt they'll lose anything.

This is just another pander.

157 posted on 04/20/2016 4:55:39 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction. - Mark Twain)
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To: dp0622
>>I am going to ask to use the ladies room OR just walk right in. Should be good for a laugh.<<

Now that sounds like a plan. lol funny stuff right there.

158 posted on 04/20/2016 5:19:09 AM PDT by servantboy777
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To: GraceG
That's hilarious. Better be ready to have someone bail ya outta jail though. Either that or bring a wig and slap it on. lol funny funny funny
159 posted on 04/20/2016 5:21:24 AM PDT by servantboy777
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To: matt04

Businesses will be forced to create a bathroom for every gender “identity” on Facebook (over 100), leading to a massive inflation in janitorial and plumbing costs and finally resulting in the bankruptcy of all but the largest corporations. All a part of the Leftist plan to destroy the free market.


160 posted on 04/20/2016 5:48:11 AM PDT by Objective Scrutator (All liberals are criminals, and all criminals are liberals)
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