A conservative Christian activist group has gained more than half a million signatures and counting from people pledging to boycott Target over its transgender bathroom policy.
The petition started by the American Family Association on Wednesday raises concerns that Target’s inclusive stance on transgender rights encourages sexual predators and puts women and young girls in danger, because "a man can simply say he ‘feels like a woman today’ and enter the women’s restroom."
The boycott has more than 517,000 signatures as of Monday afternoon, marking it as one of AFA’s most popular campaigns.
“This is the best response we’ve ever had this quick,” says AFA President Tim Wildmon, attributing the protest’s viral nature to the fact that "everybody knows who Target is, and it’s an easy-to-understand issue."
Wildmon says Target stands “to lose a lot of customers who won’t come back.” But Target is standing by its policy.
“We certainly respect that there are a wide variety of perspectives and opinions,” says Target spokeswoman Molly Snyder. “As a company that firmly stands behind what it means to offer our team an inclusive place to work — and our guests an inclusive place to shop — we continue to believe that this is the right thing for Target.”
More than 500,000 boycott Target over transgender bathroom policy
Will Target go down the drain with this policy guaranteed to go against most people once they experience guys walking into women’s restrooms and preying on them.
When husbands are told some guy was in a woman’s restroom acting inappropriately and even taking pictures while pretending he is talking on the phone.
I see such a move is being advanced in Illinois to let perverts into bathrooms.