Today at the supermarket, I witnessed something that really made me angry.
I was waiting in line at the checkout to be served behind a gay couple. When it came to the couple to be served, the woman at the checkout just looked at them and said 'I have the right to refuse service to anyone I want.' Obviously confused one of the gentleman said 'excuse me?'. The woman at the checkout ignored him and continued to call the next customer, being me. At that point the other gentlemen said to the server 'I'm sorry I don't understand'. Again, the woman ignored them and continued to call me forward, to which I replied, 'That's okay, these gentleman were ahead of me'. After that, the woman then called over her manager who asked if there was a problem, to which she replied 'They're obviously gay. It's absolutely disgusting and I refuse to serve their kind.' The manager then asked them to leave because they were 'making a scene.' I promptly followed them, leaving my basket on the counter and advising the women and her manager that I would not step foot in their store again because of the way they treat people.
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When I was walking to my car, I saw the couple standing next to their's. One of them was consoling the other, who was really upset. I walked over to them to apologize to them for the way they were treated in the store. It turns out, they had just moved here from America the night before and this was the first time they had been out since arriving. They invited me over for a cup of coffee and I got to know them a little better. Richard was in the military before he lost one of his legs after he was hit by a piece of shrapnel while deployed. And Jackson was a cardio surgeon, which is why they moved to Australia, because he was offered a job.
They were such amazing, beautiful people. Nobody deserves to be humiliated like they were. If you don't agree with somebody else's lifestyle, it certainly does not give you the right to belittle them and make them feel any less than human.
Have you been in a situation where you have witnessed an injustice, not just in regards to sexuality, but in general? I would love for you to share your stories.
I was waiting in line at the checkout to be served behind a gay couple. When it came to the couple to be served, the woman at the checkout just looked at them and said 'I have the right to refuse service to anyone I want.' Obviously confused one of the gentleman said 'excuse me?'. The woman at the checkout ignored him and continued to call the next customer, being me. At that point the other gentlemen said to the server 'I'm sorry I don't understand'. Again, the woman ignored them and continued to call me forward, to which I replied, 'That's okay, these gentleman were ahead of me'. After that, the woman then called over her manager who asked if there was a problem, to which she replied 'They're obviously gay. It's absolutely disgusting and I refuse to serve their kind.' The manager then asked them to leave because they were 'making a scene.' I promptly followed them, leaving my basket on the counter and advising the women and her manager that I would not step foot in their store again because of the way they treat people.
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When I was walking to my car, I saw the couple standing next to their's. One of them was consoling the other, who was really upset. I walked over to them to apologize to them for the way they were treated in the store. It turns out, they had just moved here from America the night before and this was the first time they had been out since arriving. They invited me over for a cup of coffee and I got to know them a little better. Richard was in the military before he lost one of his legs after he was hit by a piece of shrapnel while deployed. And Jackson was a cardio surgeon, which is why they moved to Australia, because he was offered a job.
They were such amazing, beautiful people. Nobody deserves to be humiliated like they were. If you don't agree with somebody else's lifestyle, it certainly does not give you the right to belittle them and make them feel any less than human.
Have you been in a situation where you have witnessed an injustice, not just in regards to sexuality, but in general? I would love for you to share your stories.
