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Terry Newman: Apparently, everything is discrimination now

Quebec tribunal orders salon to pay $500 after non-binary client complained it only offered cuts for women or men

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A human rights tribunal has ordered a salon just outside of Montreal to pay a non-binary customer $500 because its list of services lacked a gender-neutral option. The tribunal’s ruling: discrimination based on gender identity. If the salon doesn’t pay, it risks being sued.

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Apparently, everything is discrimination now.

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According to a report by CBC Radio-Canada, back in February 2023, Alexe Frédéric Migneault, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, decided to book a hair appointment online at Station10.

Migneault told the reporter that this salon, which has two locations in Quebec, one in Montreal and one in the Montreal suburb of Longueuil, which is on their way to work, has many services that they appreciate: appointments can be booked online and the hairdressers charge by the minute.

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