CALGARY Colton Stankowski says she was allegedly refused service from a women’s fashion store in the community of Lakeview. Stankowski, who was born male and identifies as female, says she went inside NV Fashions nearly two months ago looking for a woman’s shirt. She had previously made a purchase at the store during the summer. “I said it was for a girlfriend at the time which was not true,” said Stankowski in a TikTok video, that has gained traction online. She said the store owner told her that it (trying on clothes) would make customers feel uncomfortable, so Stankowski left without buying anything.
Colton Stankowski was asked to leave a women s clothing store when she told an employe that she was shopping for herself. (Envato Elements)
A trans woman from Calgary, Canada, was told she was making shoppers “uncomfortable” in a women’s clothing store and was asked to leave – and now she’s fighting back.
Colton Stankowski opened up about the traumatising ordeal in an interview with
666CityNews – and revealed how she has since worked to turn the upsetting moment into a positive experience with the help of TikTok.
Stankowski told the news outlet that she was browsing clothes in NV Fashions in Calgary, Canada, when an employee asked her to leave the premises.