Target takes stand
on transgender bathroom controversy
by Robert Mclean
@robertmclean April 20, 2016: 2:26 AM ET
Target said Tuesday
that transgender customers at its stores are welcome to use the bathroom that
matches their gender identity, the latest corporate reaction to a wave of
legislation seen by critics as anti-LGBT.
"We welcome transgender team members and guests to
use the restroom or fitting room facility that corresponds with their gender
identity," the retailer said. "Everyone deserves to feel like they
belong."
State legislatures around the U.S. have in recent months
debated proposals that would force individuals to use the bathroom that
corresponds with the sex listed on their birth certificate.
The governor of North Carolina signed
such a bill in late March. Mississippi has passed a related law that critics
say allows discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
In Minnesota, where Target is headquartered, a Republican
state senator has proposed a bill that would restrict access to restrooms,
locker rooms and dressing rooms based on the "biological sex" of
individuals.
Many major corporations are fighting against the
"bathroom laws," saying they discriminate against both employees and
customers.
In a statement, Target (TGT) said that it
had considered how the legislation could affect its business, guests and team
members.
"Given the specific questions these legislative
proposals raised about how we manage our fitting rooms and restrooms, we felt
it was important to state our position," the company said.
Reactions to Target's announcement were mixed.
"That means I won't be using your bathrooms or
dressing rooms in the future," said one commenter from Indianapolis.
"May have to rethink some other things too."
"Thank you, Target!" said another customer.
North Carolina
Patrick L. McCrory
is the North Carolina state government
governor, was a Charlotte (NC) mayor,
and a member of the Homeland Security
Advisory Council.
Note: Lee H. Hamilton is
a member of the Homeland Security
Advisory Council, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and David F. Hamilton’s uncle.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution
(think tank), the Committee for
Economic Development, and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society,
and is Daisy M. Soros’s
brother-in-law.
James A. Johnson is an honorary trustee at the
Brookings Institution (think tank), a director at the Target Corporation, a member of the
American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, and
a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Stephen W. Sanger
was a director at the Target Corporation,
and is a trustee at the Committee for
Economic Development.
Solomon D.
Trujillo was a director at the Target
Corporation, and a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Shirley M.
Hufstedler was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a secretary at the U.S. Department of Education.
Kevin Jennings
was an assistant deputy secretary for the U.S.
Department of Education, and the founder & executive director for the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network.
David
H. Koch is a trustee at the Aspen
Institute (think tank), the chairman for the Americans for Prosperity Foundation, and was a donor for the Americans for Prosperity.
Americans
for Prosperity Foundation is an affiliated group with the Americans for Prosperity.
J. Arthur Pope
was a director at the Americans for
Prosperity, a member of the North
Carolina House of Representatives, and a budget director for the North Carolina state government.
James S.
Crown is the vice chairman for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Lester Crown
was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and is a
member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past Research)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a
senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama
was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack
Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin
LLP, the attorney for ACORN vs.
Illinois State Board of Elections, and is the president for the Barack Obama administration.
Sidley Austin
LLP was the legal adviser for the Association
of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).
Association
of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)
was the plaintiff in ACORN vs. Illinois
State Board of Elections.
David F. Hamilton
was a canvasser for the Association of
Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), is Lee H. Hamilton’s nephew, and a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.
Same-sex marriage in the Seventh Circuit
On September 4, 2014 the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld district court rulings striking down same-sex marriage bans in Indiana, and Wisconsin, just nine days after the
court heard oral arguments.
Kenneth L. Salazar
was the secretary at the U.S. Department
of the Interior for the Barack Obama
administration, is a director at the Target
Corporation, and a partner at Wilmer
Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.
Cameron F. Kerry
was an associate at Wilmer Cutler
Pickering Hale and Dorr, is John F.
Kerry’s brother, and a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
John
F. Kerry is Cameron F. Kerry’s
brother, the secretary at the U.S. Department
of State for the Barack Obama
administration, and married to Teresa
Heinz Kerry.
Teresa Heinz
Kerry is married to John F. Kerry,
and an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
James A. Johnson is an honorary trustee at the
Brookings Institution (think tank), a director at the Target Corporation, a member of the
American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development, and
a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Lee H. Hamilton is
an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank), David F.
Hamilton’s uncle, and a member of the Homeland
Security Advisory Council.
Patrick L. McCrory
was a member of the Homeland Security
Advisory Council, a Charlotte (NC) mayor,
and is the North Carolina state
government governor.
Daisy M. Soros is
George Soros’s sister-in-law, and a leader’s
council member for the Breast Cancer Research
Foundation.
Joan
H. Tisch is a leader’s council member for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, a lifetime trustee at the Gay Men's Health Crisis, and a trustee
at the Museum of Modern Art.
Paula Hannaway
Crown is a trustee at the Museum of
Modern Art, and married to James S.
Crown.
James S. Crown is
married to Paula Hannaway Crown, a
member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and the vice chairman for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
Lester Crown
is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was a lifetime
trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
David
H. Koch is a trustee at the Aspen
Institute (think tank), the chairman for the Americans for Prosperity Foundation, and was a donor for the Americans for Prosperity.
Americans
for Prosperity Foundation is an affiliated group with the Americans for Prosperity.
J. Arthur Pope
was a director at the Americans for
Prosperity, a member of the North
Carolina House of Representatives, and a budget director for the North Carolina state government.
Shirley M.
Hufstedler was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a secretary at the U.S. Department of Education.
Kevin Jennings
was an assistant deputy secretary for the U.S.
Department of Education, and the founder & executive director for the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network.
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