Walgreens: Hire trans women
Petition by
Ellie Navidson
Chicago, IL
http://www.change.org/petitions/walgreens-hire-trans-women?share_id=bdUsoTqBvb&utm_campaign=signature_receipt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petitionPlease join us in demanding that Walgreens and WPride hire trans women in Chicago Walgreens stores.
We write this letter in response to an event that occurred in the Chicago Walgreen's store at 151 N. State St. We are demanding transformation in the wake of an assault.
On November 15, 2013, two trans women were in the store, one of whom, ellie june navidson, was in line when a Walgreen's employee behind the counter gestured towards the other women and said "that's a man" to his co-worker. ellie said, "excuse you, what did you say?" to the employee. The employee then got defensive and angry and raised his voice. The employee continued to refer to both of the women as "he," posturing and yelling louder when ellie corrected the employee, noting that he should use "she" and "her" pronouns. The employee did not respect this request and instead walked around the counter, pointed two fingers in the shape of a pistol at ellie's head while he screamed "what is it?" at her. This employee had to be held back by another Walgreen's employee so the two women could safely leave the Walgreen's store.
We request that Walgreen's and WPride take action to hold their employee accountable for threatening ellie and her friend. We believe that this hostile behavior should be addressed immediately and in a way that takes responsibility for the company's employees and works towards creating a violence-free environment for trans identified individuals. We are asking that you engage with us in an agreement for holding yourself accountable in the following way:
