M&S apologises over trans employee in bra department
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, AUG 7 – Marks & Spencer apologized after a transgender employee's polite offer of help to a 14-year-old in lingerie sparked discomfort and calls for policy changes from critics.
- Marks & Spencer apologized to a mother after her daughter felt uncomfortable when a reportedly transgender employee asked if they needed assistance in the bra section.
- M&S confirmed the employee was not assigned to bra fittings and pledged to ensure assistance would come from a female colleague in the future.
- The mother of the teenager expressed dissatisfaction with M&S's response and demanded a policy to prevent trans staff from interacting with young women in the store.
- JK Rowling called for a boycott of M&S due to the incident, citing the controversial UK Supreme Court ruling on gender issues from April.
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