Drag Race star Shea Couleé slams Target after a fan was unable to buy Pride merch
Drag Race star Shea Couleé has slammed Target after a fan was denied from buying her Pride Month merch at the store. Back in May, the popular US-based retailer announced that they would be removing some of its LGBTQ+ Pride merch due to staff members being threatened by conservative customers. “Since introducing this year’s collection, we’ve experienced threats impacting our team members’ sense of safety and wellbeing while at work … 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,” a Target spokesperson told The Daily Beast.
Due to Target’s controversial stance, the retailer has received backlash from LGBTQ+ activists and an array of public figures, including Drag Race All Stars 7 queen Shea.
On 5 June, one of Shea’s fans revealed that he was barred from buying Target merch in a lengthy Twitter statement. “I was honestly surprised and happy when I walked in the store to still see a Pride section at a @Target store.
And to see a Shea shirt for sale? Score. It wasn’t until I went to ring it up that the POS system said to not sell it and take them all off the floor,” Twitter user Michael (miko_chaymbuhz) explained.
