Va. Antique Store Posts Bizarre Anti-Trans Screed — Hundreds Respond
This weekend, a Virginia business came under fire after one of the owners posted an anti-LGBTQ+ message to social media. On Saturday morning, Cherie's Antique Emporium posted an update to its Facebook page that began as an update on the business, but devolved into anti-trans bigotry.
The store, owned by Mindel and Cherie Hall and located in Mechanicsville, near Richmond, has a history of posting controversial messages on its page, but none has gained as much attention as Saturday's post."Good morning," the post started. "It is Saturday and we are hoping for a great day.
We have lots of new furniture arriving next Tuesday as well as many other treasures...."The post then took a turn, taking aim at Lia Thomas, the 24-year-old University of Pennsylvania swimmer.
She recently became the first known transgender athlete to win a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I championship."I am still upset with the situation where a biological male was allowed to compete against females in swimming competitions...," the post reads. "Feel bad for the girls who have worked so hard and now are having their hopes crushed by a political agenda that allows them to be cheated out of the fruits of all of their hard work.
