Atlanta Strip Club Accused of Transgender Discrimination
samsung1
Ohio
What would you do if you were entering an establishment and you heard the doorman and a manager denying admission to a transgender woman because they were afraid she would use the wrong restroom?
No, this isn't a scenario from the God-awful ABC show “What Would You Do?†– rather it was what a couple of Atlantans experienced when they tried to visit the Pink Pony strip club last weekend.
In a posting on Facebook, Atlantan Hudson Marr details how a transgender friend was denied entry into the Pink Pony because the security guard noticed the transgender woman's ID indicated she was born male.
“He says it's a ‘restroom issue,'†Marr wrote on Facebook.
The security guard allegedly said he would have to check with his manager before allowing the transgender woman inside the strip club.
In a video posted on Facebook, a Pink Pony manager is seen waving the transgender woman away from the door while repeatedly saying, “Have a good night.â€
The transgender woman, who was unable to be reached by Fenuxe, is near tears as she argues with the doorman and threatens to try to get the club closed down.
“That's called discrimination,†the woman says in the video.
Atlanta has a human relations ordinance which prohibits discrimination against transgender individuals in a variety of circumstances, including public accomodations.
http://www.fenuxe.com/2012/05/04/atlanta…
No, this isn't a scenario from the God-awful ABC show “What Would You Do?†– rather it was what a couple of Atlantans experienced when they tried to visit the Pink Pony strip club last weekend.
In a posting on Facebook, Atlantan Hudson Marr details how a transgender friend was denied entry into the Pink Pony because the security guard noticed the transgender woman's ID indicated she was born male.
“He says it's a ‘restroom issue,'†Marr wrote on Facebook.
The security guard allegedly said he would have to check with his manager before allowing the transgender woman inside the strip club.
In a video posted on Facebook, a Pink Pony manager is seen waving the transgender woman away from the door while repeatedly saying, “Have a good night.â€
The transgender woman, who was unable to be reached by Fenuxe, is near tears as she argues with the doorman and threatens to try to get the club closed down.
“That's called discrimination,†the woman says in the video.
Atlanta has a human relations ordinance which prohibits discrimination against transgender individuals in a variety of circumstances, including public accomodations.
http://www.fenuxe.com/2012/05/04/atlanta…
8 comments
Now if she was applying for a job as a dancer, that's a different story.
Anyway, he was mortified when I told him, because apparently he had told "her" he'd meet her at a nearby hotel.
Later on, I told one of the dancers and she informed me that at that particular location, there had been multiple instances of transgendered women hitting on stupid, drunk guys.
I remember years ago there was one dancer working at a nearby club who looked female but other dancers told me she was male or had a penis. That's what I want to avoid. You can call me discriminatory but I only want dances from female looking dancers with vaginas.