Lush is a store known for taking a stand in a big way, and a recent storefront update has shown just that.
After reports of a ‘transphobic’ sticker being placed in the window of the Princes Street store, staff responded by putting up a sign that spelled out – in no uncertain terms – how they feel about the issue.
The sticker, according to pictures that have surfaced online, read ‘keep prisons single sex’, and was placed on the window after a small gathering of ‘gender critical’ protestors met on the Mound.
In response, the new sign in the shop’s window read: ‘Please do not enter our store with signs of Covid-19, racism, homophobia, sexism or transphobia’.
On a (now deleted) post on Facebook staff clarified: ‘Anyone passing our store this morning you may have seen that our storefront had been targeted by a transphobic group, because of this we have a new window graphic.
‘Our store is a space for compassion and respect for all, and we will not condone or support acts of hate.
‘If you are showing signs of Covid-19 please follow government guidelines to isolate and get tested, if you are showing signs of any of racism, homophobia, sexism or transphobia, we recommend you isolate and educate yourself.’
This sign has been put up in some other Lush stores in recent months, with Lush Wimbledon also having bore the slogan.
The response from the public has been mixed, with some groups proliferating the hashtag #BoycottLush.
Conversely, one LGBT+ charity wrote on Twitter: ‘Wonderful work by LUSH Edinburgh. Clear, visible, brave.’
After a barrage of comments on the original post announcing the decision on Facebook, Lush Edinburgh have since taken it down.
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