December 14, 2017 daily telegraph
澳洲一間專門服務男性的理髮店，因拒絕為一名女跨男剪髮而被控歧視。
凱西·富蘭克林（Casey Franklin）表示，他於10月4日接觸了Kingsmen Hair理髮店，但被告知“我們只剪男人的頭髮”。
她說自己是男人，卻被告知“不，你不是”，之後工作人員拒絕為她剪頭髮。
理髮店店主應有營商自由，決定為哪個性別的人服務。不提供服務給女跨男，不能算是歧視。
Kingsmen Hair refused to cut transgender man’s hair
A TUGGERAH barber shop has been reported to the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW for refusing to cut a transgender man’s hair.
Casey Franklin said he approached the Kingsmen Hair barber shop at Westfield on October 4 for a haircut but was told “we only cut men’s hair”.
He said he was a man but was told “no you’re not” and that then the staff refused to cut his hair.
Kingsmen Hair at Westfield Tuggerah has had a complaint made against it. Picture: Instagram
Mr Franklin said he left the store humiliated and told his transgender partner who was in another store at the time of the incident.
Mr Franklin’s partner Blaise Harris said she approached the store where the staff told her that Mr Franklin was “not a real man, she’s a woman”.
Ms Harris, who was born in the Middle East and speaks Arabic, said one of the staff spoke to another staff member in Arabic, sating words to the effect of: “another f ... ing tranny”.
“I got angry at this point and asked them not to speak about me in that way,” Ms Harris said. “I said ‘how dare you’. [The staff member] said ‘how do you know what I said?’.”
Mr Franklin lodged a complaint with the Anti-Discrimination Board.
Casey Franklin has lodged a complaint with the Anti-Discrimination Board. Pic: AAP Image/Mark Scott
In a letter from Kingsmen Hair’s lawyer Doug Eaton, in response to Mr Franklin’s complaint, the former Wyong Mayor said his client “vehemently denies the allegations”.
Mr Eaton said Mr Franklin approached barber Hussein Al Saadi for a haircut but was told “I’m sorry we are a men’s only barber”.
Mr Eaton said Mr Al Saadi told Mr Franklin: “I’m sorry, you are dressed like a woman and I couldn’t tell”.
“Mr Franklin then grabbed his crotch and stated the words ‘look I have a d***’,” Mr Eaton wrote.
Kingsmen Hair solicitor and former Wyong Mayor Doug Eaton.
Mr Franklin denied grabbing his crotch.
He said he was wearing a men’s shirt, a binder under shirt, chino shorts, male underwear and men’s shoes at the time.
In his letter Mr Eaton said Mr Franklin’s “male” partner approached the staff in an “angry and abusive manner”. Mr Eaton said Mr Franklin’s partner threatened to ruin the shop on social media and get compensation from the “stupid Arabs”.
Ms Harris, who is legally a woman and has large noticeable breasts, said those allegations were “completely false”.
“I have never been, nor would I ever be racist against Arabs or make such comments,” she said.
A spokesman for Kingsmen Hair said he would let his solicitor deal with the complaint.
“I have no idea what’s going on with that lady (Mr Franklin),” he said.
Kingsmen Hair at Westfield Tuggerah. Picture: Instagram
