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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Ethan Croft

John Lewis 'culture clash' comes to a head over sex toys and trans magazine

Londoner’s Diary

Beloved British department store John Lewis is taking flak today on two fronts. Traditionalists are annoyed that the family-favourite shop has started selling high-end sex toys, claiming this is no longer “taboo”. Plus a report in the Daily Telegraph today revealed that an internal John Lewis magazine titled had promoted breast-binding for trans-identifying children, prompting some activists to call for a boycott of its stores.

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