California barbershop settles suit brought by transgender man

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

U.S. | Fri Aug 19, 2016 6:18pm EDT

California barbershop settles suit brought by transgender man

A Southern California barbershop has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against the business by a transgender man who said he was denied service and told "we don't cut women's hair," local media reported on Friday.

Under the settlement filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, management of Hawleywood's Barber Shop & Shaving Parlor in Long Beach agreed to halt any future discriminatory practices and to pay the plaintiff an undisclosed amount, the Los Angeles Times reported on its website.

The Los Angeles City News Service said the agreement was reached on Tuesday.

Rose Trevis, who was born female but identifies as a man, filed a civil rights lawsuit against Hawleywood's in March alleging that when he entered the barbershop seeking an appointment he was turned away on the grounds that the business did not cater to women, the newspaper reported.

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[xfundy]

1. Hair is hair.

Just cut it.