Anti-Transgender Boycotts Go International
The row over transgender brand ambassadors is symbolic of a wider debate about the inclusion ofSome say transgender women should be treated the same as other women, while others say they are different and that hard-won women's rights must be protected.
One year after Wickes reportedly had a parade float with a slogan that read"No LGB without the T," Chief Operating Officer Fraser Longden participated in a virtual trans summit on Thursday hosted by PinkNews and sponsored by company EY. A Wickes logo is seen displayed outside its store in London on March 7, 2022. Wickes, a do-it-yourself retailer and garden center that has been in existence for over 50 years in the United Kingdom, is facing backlash and calls for boycotts following a strong statement by the chief operating officer in support of LGBTQ+ rights."I don't think I'm ever going to change some of the bigots' minds, I'm never going to win that argument with them," he said during the summit.
Most of the population is in a"sort of slightly ignorant but mostly kind position," Longden added, eventually leading to the company's stock share dropping a reported 5-plus points at one point on Friday. "At Wickes we are proud to be an inclusive home improvement employer and support the LGBTQ+ community in its entirety," a Wickes spokesperson toldvia email on Friday."We are committed to building a workplace and culture where everyone can feel at home."says the commercial reality is that women don’t matter. Women who disagree with his view on single sex toilets, are bigots and not welcome.
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