Legal Question in Discrimination Law in California

Re: Discrimination?

Yah surre. I think you should write to State Senator Sheila James Kuehl and complain that there are still some places in California where potential-rapists and potential-batterers have a place to conspire against wymmn. Then, you should go join Curves.

Re: Discrimination?

This is an interesting question and a bit surprising to me -- not the question, but the barbershop's attitude.

No, it is not legal to forbid women from entering a public business, and signs do not matter. It is no more acceptable than it would be to have signs saying "No Whites" or "No Methodists".

It is permissible to only cut men's hair -- the law does not demand that a shop provide services to anyone, and it is fine to just offer men's haircuts. However, it is not legal to expel women from the shop.

One issue in any lawsuit, though, is damages. Your damages are not too great in this situation -- this is not the kind of lawsuit which would make anyone wealthy. However, it would probably still be worth pursuing.

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Yours truly,

Amy Kleinpeter

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