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Starbucks on Monday said it was reversing a policy that invited everyone into its stores. A new code of conduct – which will be posted in all company-owned North American stores – also bans discrimination or harassment, consumption of outside alcohol, smoking, vaping, drug use and panhandling.

Starbucks spokesperson Jaci Anderson said the new rules are designed to help prioritize paying customers. Anderson said most other retailers already have similar rules.

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I think they get annoyed when certain libraries get political and have displays featuring gender identity crises related books. I’ve seen it at my local library, and it’s a bit much when I’m in there with my little 1st grader.

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Better that they know about it at 6 than grow up feeling like they’re broken inside and end up taking their own life at 16.

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Hopefully they have better parents that actually parent. If you ever get a chance to parent, then do you.

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Bro, the books aren’t going to reach out and grab your kid. Your kids are probably not interested in it anyway. I’m more honestly worried that my kids are going to wander into the cringe fox news host books section, because the school has started programming their little brains about patriotism and such.

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How does it harm your child in any way to see book covers about gender topics?

Also, never, ever take them into a bookstore if that sort of thing is too damaging for them. They might see something like this and be immediately corrupted! They put them right there out in the open on display!

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Hey, male-shirtless cis-het sexuality is a valid lifestyle choice too.

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The ones I’ve seen are designed like kids cereal boxes. This topic is so vogue and I’m not saying ban them. Just not have them displayed as a hot item. Mental illness affects more people than anything, I never see those books promoted as a hot item.

Romance love novels are hilarious, I’m sorry they affend you. I think they are kinda ridiculous. I never see those displayed as the hot item.

My wife and I are very affectionate and hold each other similar to this, so my kids see what love looks like.

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Sorry, are you saying transgender people are all mentally ill?

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