Watch: Trans City Councilwoman Confronts Store Owner Over Transphobic Sign
A trans city councilwoman from Aberdeen, Washington confronted a store owner about a transphobic sign he posted in the window.
"The store was identified as Sucher & Sons Star Wars Shop, according to the to local news station�KING 5, and the sign reads: "If you are born with a dick, you are not a chick,'" according to the Daily Dot.
"Councilwoman�Tiesa Meskis, who identifies as a trans woman, confronted the owner of a Star Wars memorabilia store over a sign posted in the store," wrote KING 5.
She posted about the incident on Facebook, as well as loading the video to YouTube.
Sucher responds by telling store owner Don Meskis that trans women are men and that she's an embarrassment to Aberdeen's City Hall.
Their verbal altercation continued outside Sucher's store as well, where a passerby voiced her support for Meskis and said Sucher had lost her business.
In the exchanges, Sucher asked questions asked Meskis about her genitalia, a topic, the Daily Dot writes, "that many trans women say is�incredibly personal—in an apparent effort to humiliate her."
"You don't get to ask that," Meskis told Sucher. "You are a fucking idiot," she continued when he refused to stop making comments about her genitalia.
"I want to be in your fucking face because nobody confronts your stupid ass," said Sucher. Meskis threatened to call the police if Sucher didn't stop harassing her outside of his store.
In an interview with KING 5, Sucher referenced his right to free speech and said that he doesn't care that his sign is hurtful.
"Sucher said anyone who doesn't agree with him does not need to shop at his store. Sucher said he has received supportive phone calls from around the country about how he handled the confrontation, and the sign behind the incident," KING 5 added.