By joining Common Ground, I am making these promises to everyone who comes to me.

I price by the work, not by gender. What you pay is based on what you ask for, not on whether you are a man, a woman, or neither.

I will treat you the same as anyone else. I will not refuse you a service, or treat you differently, because of your gender or who you are. If something falls outside the training I have, I will tell you plainly and kindly, and help you find someone who can, never with judgement, never as an excuse.

I will not assume. I will ask how you would like to be addressed, and I will get it right. You should never have to correct me twice.

You are welcome here as you are. You will not have to explain yourself, brace yourself, or wonder whether you should have come. That is my job, not yours.

This is what Common Ground checks, and what I have agreed to be held to.

VARIANT B — OWNER-OPERATED SALON (“WE”)

By joining Common Ground, we are making these promises to everyone who comes to us.

We price by the work, not by gender. What you pay is based on what you ask for, not on whether you are a man, a woman, or neither.

We will treat you the same as anyone else. We will not refuse you a service, or treat you differently, because of your gender or who you are. If something falls outside the training we have, we will tell you plainly and kindly, and help you find someone who can, never with judgement, never as an excuse.

We will not assume. We will ask how you would like to be addressed, and we will get it right. You should never have to correct us twice.

You are welcome here as you are. You will not have to explain yourself, brace yourself, or wonder whether you should have come. That is our job, not yours.

This is what Common Ground checks, and what we have agreed to be held to.

By joining Common Ground, we are making these promises to everyone who comes to us.

We price by the work, not by gender. What you pay is based on what you ask for, not on whether you are a man, a woman, or neither.

We will treat you the same as anyone else. We will not refuse you a service, or treat you differently, because of your gender or who you are. If something falls outside the training we have, we will tell you plainly and kindly, and help you find someone who can, never with judgement, never as an excuse.

We will not assume. We will ask how you would like to be addressed, and we will get it right. You should never have to correct us twice.

You are welcome here as you are. You will not have to explain yourself, brace yourself, or wonder whether you should have come. That is our job, not yours.

This is what Common Ground checks, and what we have agreed to be held to.