{"id":1974387,"date":"2023-07-16T11:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T15:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-salon-owner-refuses-service-after-landmark-scotus-ruling-trans-activists-are-steaming\/"},"modified":"2023-07-16T11:36:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T15:36:57","slug":"michigan-salon-owner-refuses-service-after-landmark-scotus-ruling-trans-activists-are-steaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-salon-owner-refuses-service-after-landmark-scotus-ruling-trans-activists-are-steaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan salon owner denies service following SCOTUS ruling, angers trans activists."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichigan-salon-owner-refuses-service-after-landmark-scotus-ruling-trans-activists-are-steaming%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1974387&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Controversy Surrounding a Michigan Hair Salon Owner&#8217;s \u200bRefusal\u200b to Serve Transgender \u200cCustomers<\/h2>\n<p>The owner\ud834\udd7a of a Michigan \u2062hair salon \u2064is \ud834\udd7amaking headlines \u2063for her refusal\ud834\udd7a to \u2063do business with \u2062transgender\u200d individuals, sparking\u2064 a\u2062 debate about the \u2063limits\u2064 of\u2064 free speech and freedom of \u200dreligion.<\/p>\n<p>Christine Geiger, the salon owner in \ud834\udd7aTraverse City, Michigan, has \u2062taken a\u200b firm stance\u200d against \u2062serving men who identify as women \u2062or women who identify as \u200cmen. In an\u2064 interview\u200d with \u200dThe Associated Press, Geiger stated, &#8220;I just don&#8217;t want the\u2062 woke dollar&#8230;\u2063 I&#8217;d rather not be as busy than to\u2064 have\u2064 to do\u200c services\ud834\udd7a that I don&#8217;t\u200c agree with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Geiger&#8217;s decision\u2064 is rooted in her opposition to what she \u200dsees as the increasing\u2063 influence\ud834\udd7a of transgender ideology in schools \u2063and doctors&#8217; offices. She believes\u200c that \u200dher salon should \u2062not\u200c be forced \u2064to cater to these ideologies.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064controversy \u200bbegan\u200b when\u2062 Geiger\u200d posted a message \u2063on Facebook stating that individuals who identify as anything other \ud834\udd7athan a man\ud834\udd7a or a woman should seek\u2062 services \u2062at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-nail-salon-bans-service-for-transgender-people-after-supreme-court-ruling\/\" title=\"Michigan nail salon refuses service to transgender individuals following Supreme Court decision.\">local pet groomer<\/a>.\u200c She\u2063 also changed \u2063the salon&#8217;s Instagram bio \u2062to emphasize that it is a private conservative \u2063business that does not cater to woke\ud834\udd7a ideologies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p\u2062 dir=\"ltr\" \u200dlang=\"en\">Disgusting.<\/p>\n<p>A hair salon in Michigan announced\u2064 it \u200cwill discriminate against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-salon-owner-refuses-service-after-landmark-scotus-ruling-trans-activists-are-steaming\/\" title=\"Michigan salon owner denies service following SCOTUS ruling, angers trans activists.\">trans\/queer \u2064people seeking \u200chaircuts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Studio 8 Hair Lab, by\u200c Christine Geiger, announced\u2063 that\u2064 she \u200dwould \u2063refuse \u2064service to \u200ctrans \u2064and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/children-assigned-to-write-love-poems-to-coronavirus-vaccine-as-teachers-union-pushes-for-continued-restrictions\/\" title=\"Children Assigned To Write Love Poems To Coronavirus Vaccine As Teachers Union Pushes For Continued Restrictions\">queer people<\/a>, \u200dand any haircut not deemed &#8220;normal&#8221; for their \u200bgender. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lEzsFRS8vS\">pic.twitter.com\/lEzsFRS8vS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2062 Erin Reed \u200c(@ErinInTheMorn) <a \u2062href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ErinInTheMorn\/status\/1678812883730169864?\">July 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Geiger&#8217;s\u200c posts quickly \u2064drew \ud834\udd7abacklash, prompting\u200d city officials\u2062 to investigate whether she\u200c was violating any city \u200bordinances.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\"\u200d class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Does Geiger have the right to refuse service to transgender people?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" \u200cstyle=\"display: \u200cnone\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div \u2062class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this \u200cpoll entitles you \u2063to \u200dThe\u200c Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime.\u2063 You also \u2062agree\ud834\udd7a to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms \u2064of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div \u2064id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n\t\t\tYes: \u200b0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" \u2063style=\"width:\u2064 0%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mayor Richard \ud834\udd7aLewis\u2063 expressed disappointment \u200din \u2064Geiger&#8217;s\u200d discriminatory behavior,\u200d emphasizing that\u200c the city values providing a safe\u2064 environment for\u2064 all individuals.<\/p>\n<p>This controversy\u200d comes\u200c on the \ud834\udd7aheels of\u200c a recent \ud834\udd7aSupreme Court ruling that protected a Denver web\u200b designer&#8217;s right\u200d to refuse\u2062 creating wedding\u2062 websites\u200d for \u200dsame-sex \u2064couples based on religious\u200b and moral\u200c objections. \u2064The\u2064 ruling\u2062 in \u2064303 \u200cCreative LLC v. Elenis\u200d affirmed the\u200c freedom \u2064of\u200c individuals \u2062to think and speak\u2063 as they wish without government\u2064 compulsion.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c question now is whether \u2063giving a haircut can \u200cbe considered \u200ba form of speech. Constitutional law\u200b professor\u2063 Brendan Beery believes\u200c that \u2064Geiger&#8217;s actions likely violate\u2062 state law, as the\u2063 recent Supreme Court \u200cdecision specifically\u2064 addressed expressive services \u2064like\u200c building websites.<\/p>\n<p>Geiger&#8217;s case raises \u2064important \u2064questions about the boundaries of free speech \u200cprotections, \u200cand it is \u200blikely to be resolved\u2062 in the courts.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a\u200c rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/michigan-salon-owner-refuses-service-landmark-scotus-ruling-trans-activists-steaming\/\">The\u200b Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Michigan salon owner is testing the limits of a recent Supreme Court ruling by refusing service to transgender individuals. However, it remains uncertain whether her actions are justified under the decision&#8217;s protection of free speech and religious freedom. 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