Three Target employees on being harassed and threatened by customers.
the removal of Pride merchandise “at the center of the most significant confrontational behavior” from its shelves. Not all employees are happy with the decision. “These people feel like if they’re loud enough, angry enough, and violent enough, something will get done,” says one 23-year-old who works at a branch in California, one of three LGBTQ+ employees who spoke to the Cut about the harassment they’ve faced in stores over the past month.
My co-workers were like, “You were hate-crimed. Are you okay?” I kept laughing it off. It’s not the first time this has happened, and it won’t be the last time. But it wasn’t until I was fully alone that night, speed-walking to my car after my shift, that I really felt unsafe. It could have gotten violent. That man could’ve had a gun, especially in this climate and in this town. Management tried to be supportive. They said, “This is just our new normal.
One busy afternoon, I was working the register when a man approached me. He looked to be in his 30s and had an athletic build. He looked at me with contempt as I started ringing up his items and pointed at my shirt, which saidin rainbow lettering, and said, “I don’t support child groomers.” My heart sank. I’ve never encountered someone who took issue with my identity.
Our store moved our Pride display to the back, near the fitting rooms, taking down anything with the wordsand only leaving behind some rainbow shirts, plates, and cups. I wanted to buy a doormat that readwhich means it’ll go into the compactor rather than getting marked down or donated. It’s disappointing.
Being openly queer and working at the service desk, I was the first person guests see when they walk into the store. If someone were to come inside packing heat — this is Florida, where a lot of people carry — I felt like a sitting duck. I was sick of thinking about that every day.
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