Barber denies lesbian a haircut
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/11/15/toronto-haircut-mcgregor.html
Faith MacGregor wanted a man's style haircut. So she went to a barber shop.
Said barber shop is run by devout Muslims. So far so good?
Except, when she came in and asked for a man style haircut, they refused, on the basis that their religion forbids them from even TOUCHING a woman they are not related to (or boinking) in some way. I'm not sure if they knew she was a lesbian at the time but given their reply I think that's pretty moot right now.
The good news: She's gone to the Human Rights Commission.
The bad news: I'm not sure who the HRC is going to rule in favor of. This is why:
Barbara Hall, the head of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, said she isn't surprised by the action.
She said that as Canada becomes more diverse, rights are coming into conflict.
"No right is absolute," said Hall. "So no right trumps another."
At the Muslim Association of Canada, many expressed shock that the complaint is being heard.
"It is in the holy Koran, you are not allowed to cut the hair of a woman," said Mohammed Hassan. "Only a woman is supposed to cut the hair of another woman."
I'm just hoping they rule against the backwards misogynists who are using their religion as an excuse. I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure the Koran says NOTHING about who's allowed to cut whose hair.
Faith MacGregor wanted a man's style haircut. So she went to a barber shop.
Said barber shop is run by devout Muslims. So far so good?
Except, when she came in and asked for a man style haircut, they refused, on the basis that their religion forbids them from even TOUCHING a woman they are not related to (or boinking) in some way. I'm not sure if they knew she was a lesbian at the time but given their reply I think that's pretty moot right now.
The good news: She's gone to the Human Rights Commission.
The bad news: I'm not sure who the HRC is going to rule in favor of. This is why:
Barbara Hall, the head of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, said she isn't surprised by the action.
She said that as Canada becomes more diverse, rights are coming into conflict.
"No right is absolute," said Hall. "So no right trumps another."
At the Muslim Association of Canada, many expressed shock that the complaint is being heard.
"It is in the holy Koran, you are not allowed to cut the hair of a woman," said Mohammed Hassan. "Only a woman is supposed to cut the hair of another woman."
I'm just hoping they rule against the backwards misogynists who are using their religion as an excuse. I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure the Koran says NOTHING about who's allowed to cut whose hair.