twilight Star Rachel Lefebvre fights back Following Target’s decision to remove products from its Pride collectionthe actor revealed that he won’t be bringing non-binary children to the store for a while.

The 44-year-old recalled when she and her 7-year-old first noticed a local exhibit. the goal in a video shared by her weekend instagram. She pointed to where the collection used to be before it was taken down, recalling her child’s happy reaction to the item.

“My seven-year-old son, who is non-binary, saw it and said, ‘Look, Mom. pride, look. They will celebrate me,” she recalled. “And then some people complained and threw something on the ground, so I don’t know what happened, but they moved Pride Selection to the back of the store.”

She then tearfully revealed that she won’t be bringing her kids to Target during June, Pride Month in the United States.

“So the next time my 7-year-old son comes to Target, or at least until the end of June, I can’t take him anymore because if they come in and all the other people that come in are like, ‘That’s it.’ ‘Where have you been?'” she said of Pride products. “[They] They will find that they have successfully tried to erase them. ”

Lefebvre concluded the video by criticizing Target’s decision to remove the collection amid backlash and threats to employees.

“We should be able to do better than this,” she said. “We should not negotiate with terrorists. We can build something much better than this.”

She tagged Target in the caption, accusing the brand of taking their “performance alliance” to the “next level.” She also argued that the retailer could have handled the situation differently rather than withdrawing the Pride collection.

“And this is a billion dollar company, so please don’t let anyone tell me ‘it was a security issue’. If you really care, you could hire extra security, but instead They chose to send the message that LGBTQ+ people are not “worth defending, or worth fighting for,” she added.

Lefebvre added a caption to the video, criticizing those who wrote “hateful ignorant garbage” in the comments on her video. She also encouraged those people to focus on finding more happiness in life.

“Whatever happened to you, I apologize for predisposing you to such lies and hardening your heart with hate. I encourage you to use it to find joy and fill your days with more love and more things.” ” home front star wrote.

Independent Lefevre and Target have been reached for comment.

On May 24, Target announced for the first time that it would be removing some of its Pride Month merchandise after several employees were misbehaved by upset customers.

“Since launching this year’s collection, we have experienced threats that affect our team members’ sense of safety and well-being at work,” Target said in a statement. statement. “In light of this volatility, we are adjusting our plans, including removing items that have been at the center of the most serious conflicts.”

Several videos posted on social media show customers Destroy the target’s Pride Month display He also criticized retailers for embracing LGBT+ clothing.

The company did not specify which items it would remove, but Reuters The store has reportedly removed items from British designer Eric Carnell’s LGBTQ-focused brand Abplalen. The backlash was caused by Kernel’s other merchandise, including images of “satanic” symbols such as the five-pointed star, the report said.

on the Abprallen Instagram accountthe transgender and gay designer denounced the response that led to the decision to remove the item, revealing that the product was made for the adult section of Target rather than for children.

“It’s not that there’s no real problem in the world. Instead we have to talk about this. Riots with diabolical panic and transphobia. An ’80s mindset without cool clothes,” Carnell wrote.

Carnell then addressed his outrage at the Target collection, sharing photos of three items the designer created for the company’s Pride Adult section. Reflecting on his partnership with Target, he said it began when the company told him some of his designs, such as “Satan Respects Pronouns,” were not appropriate for the store.

“[Target] I had enough observations and the necessary critical thinking skills to realize that my use of occult imagery was as harmless as a horror movie aimed at adults, but my collection for adults I wanted it to be a little less Gothic,” he said.

The UK-based designer also said that being transgender or gay was “not a choice” and that she “has no intention of making her child transgender or making her child gay”. [and] You can’t force it on anyone. ”

In a statement by Abplallen, independent, Carnell said he has been “incredibly emotionally affected” by the “false” narrative that his target product is aimed at children.