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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Michigan officials condemn ‘reprehensible’ remarks from salon owner who refuses service to LGBT+ people

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Michigan’s attorney general has condemned “reprehensible” statements from a salon owner who has pledged to deny service to LGBT+ customers – comments that have drawn widespread outrage from civil rights groups, lawmakers and LGBT+ advocates days after the US Supreme Court sided with a Colorado business owner who refused to work with same-sex couples.

“If a human identifies as anything other than a man/woman, please seek services at a local pet groomer,” Christine Geiger wrote on Studio 8 Hair Lab’s Facebook page, which has since been made private.

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