Michigan hair salon refuses to serve transgender people, says go to the ‘pet groomer’ instead

Studio 8, a hair salon in Traverse City, Mich., announced in a now-deleted Facebook post last week that it will no longer be allowing transgender people in its store. “If a human identifies as anything other than a man/woman please seek services at a local pet groomer,” the store’s Facebook post read. “You are not welcome at this salon. Period.” The post also rebukes House Bill 4474, a recent bill passed by the Michigan House of Representatives which seeks to expand the parameters of a hate crime and outlines punishments...