Hair product company dumps salon owner after her hateful rant comparing trans people to animals

Earlier this week, Christine Geiger, the owner of Studio 8 Hair Lab in Traverse City, Michigan, wrote on Facebook that she’s banning many LGBTQ+ people from her salon.

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“If a human identifies as anything other than a man/woman, please seek services at a local pet groomer,” she wrote. “You are not welcome at this salon. Period.”

The hair product company Jack Winn Pro – whose products Geiger regularly uses and sells at her salon, according to the Detroit Free Press – has cut ties with her and issued a statement in favor of LGBTQ+ rights.

“It has come to our attention that disturbing comments have been attributed to one of our products users,” the company’s statement said. “We want to make it clear that we…

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