McDonald’s fires anti-trans manager

[WillParkinson]

McDonald’s fires anti-trans manager
By 365gay Newswire
12.09.2009 2:09pm EST

Earlier this week, Zikerria Bellamy filed a complaint against McDonald’s for refusing to hire her because she is transgender.

One of the managers left a detailed voice mail message on Bellamy’s phone in July, saying “It doesn’t matter how many times you go down there, you will not get hired. We do not hire faggots. You lied to me.”

That manager has been fired.

A spokeswoman for McDonald’s told the Orlando Sentinel that the person who left the voice message for Bellamy with antigay slurs was let go. She said that the employee “acted outside the scope of his authority and was not responsible,” adding “ has a zero tolerance policy prohibiting discrimination or harassment in the restaurant.”

http://www.365gay.com/news/mcdonalds-fires-anti-trans-manager/

[sui generis]

1. I would have just fired the manager for being straight.

You can do that in Florida, since sexual orientation is not a protected class of employee characteristic.

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6. LOL - and provide fodder for reich-wing radio nutjobs and Focus on the Family?

What are you thinking? :D

[FiveGoodMen]

2. Good for McDonald's

[Morning Dew]

3. There's a difference between lying and not saying.

I'm just saying.


And that's often a way for T people to make it through some situations... simply not saying.

[Starry Messenger]

4. Good.

I wonder how this person even got to be a manager. Scary!

[closeupready]

5. Going to work a Big Mac into my lunch for that.

Good on them. :woohoo:

[closeupready]

7. Dating myself here, there was a Burger King in Chicago in Lakeview back

in the 80's which had a trans manager. It was quite remarkable. They later closed that location - it's a GAP now - but I don't think I'll ever forget that.

[donco6]

8. Wonder if Cracker Barrel is hiring?

He'd fit in there.