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Target says it's axing some Pride month merchandise after its workers faced a deluge of threats and violent confrontations with customers

Target says it's pulling some items from its Pride Month collection this year after its staff received threats from customers.

In a statement to Insider, the retail giant said that since the introduction of the 2023 Pride collection at the start of May, it had"experienced threats impacting our team members' sense of safety and wellbeing while at work." said there had been violent confrontations between customers and Target workers over the merchandise.

The statement also said:"Given these volatile circumstances, we are making adjustments to our plans, including removing items that have been at the center of the most significant confrontational behavior.", the items that sparked the most controversy from right-wingers were swimsuits advertised as"tuck friendly," which cater to trans women.

 

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