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I'm always a little amazed by blatant discrimination against anyone, especially if it's easily documented. The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) is filing a complaint (lawsuit) today (December 7th, 2009) with the Florida Commission on Human Relations. It's due to an Orlando McDonalds' restaurant refusing to hire 17-year-old Zikerria Bellamy -- specifically because she is transgender. And, in the process of discriminating against her, she received a voicemail message from one of the McDonalds' managers, complete with an antigay pejorative:
Originally posted by kingoftheworld
reply to post by tothetenthpower
I don't see why this is so bad. I for one believe in personal freedom and all that, but being gay is unnatural. I also believe that if a person personally owns a business, they should be able to disclude anyone they want for any reason. It's all about rights, and I should have the right to not hire a person because of their sexual orientation.
Originally posted by kingoftheworld
reply to post by tothetenthpower
I don't see why this is so bad. I for one believe in personal freedom and all that, but being gay is unnatural. I also believe that if a person personally owns a business, they should be able to disclude anyone they want for any reason. It's all about rights, and I should have the right to not hire a person because of their sexual orientation.
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Originally posted by tothetenthpower
You know on second thought, this might be good for the kid.
He probably won't need a job once Mcdonald's settles out of court. I see 6 figures in that kids future.
Originally posted by tothetenthpower
You know on second thought, this might be good for the kid.
He probably won't need a job once Mcdonald's settles out of court. I see 6 figures in that kids future.
Originally posted by kingoftheworld
reply to post by OzWeatherman
No, I happen to be a deist. I say that homosexuality is unnatural because two men are not meant to be together. I pull his conclusion from the fact that a man and a man cannot reproduce. That is all.
Originally posted by intrepid
Originally posted by tothetenthpower
You know on second thought, this might be good for the kid.
He probably won't need a job once Mcdonald's settles out of court. I see 6 figures in that kids future.
And then McD's spends millions on sensitivity training. Yup, could be a silver lining in this episode.