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A designer has claimed she was ordered to leave a shop after complaining about a staff member’s “no terfs, no Tories” badge.
Rebekah Chapman, 33, said she was subjected to “intolerance and nasty slogans” after challenging the employee at Dundee’s Hobbycraft branch.
She claimed the store’s manager sided with the staff member and told her to “read a biology textbook”.
After he told her to read a biology textbook, Ms Chapman said he ordered her twice to leave the store. She said she felt “intimidated” and complied “to stop the situation from escalating.”
Maya Forstater, chief executive of human rights charity Sex Matters, said: “Even if they aren’t aware of the law, staff and managers should have the common sense to understand that a badge saying ‘no terfs, no Tories’ would discriminate against customers of those beliefs and political views.”
Source: Shop bans woman who complained about ‘no Terfs’ badge worn by staff