We respect and value people from all communities and will continue to advocate for diversity and inclusivity. We are against discrimination of any kind, and work diligently with all employees to ensure that our bar is a welcoming space for everyone to celebrate. While our employees take every measure to ensure the safety of both staff and patrons, any actions that are deemed contra to our beliefs and values as a company will not be tolerated.Īfter reviewing the situation and gathering statements from the parties involved, the company has chosen to terminate the employee in question effective immediately. It has said that it has fired the manager who refused to serve the trans customer and has “reached out to the private security company that employees the security officer in question … to resolve that situation today, as well.” The bar also said it will train all employees to ensure that an incident like this doesn’t happen again in the future.Įarly this morning, we were notified of an incident that occurred at JR’s Bar & Grill last night involving a staff member and several of our patrons. We reached out to the bar for a statement. Here are videos of the group being kicked out and the security guard shoving Jirousek: There are several times he puts his hands on Blair even shoving her so far she fell to the ground.
LOZANO handled the situation was also very unprofessional. After he studied it thoroughly his reaction changed because he knew it was real but his exact words were ‘the manager said you HAD to leave’ again not because of a fake ID but because of…? What? We told him we thought it had to do with Blair’s ID and gave it to verify that it was not a fake.
LOZANO came over and also would not give us a single reason as to why we were getting kicked out. Heredia claims the manager then had security throw out the entire group. The group stayed and watched the drag show to support some of the performers, but Heredia says when another friend joined them and later walked over to a different bartender to get a drink, the manager walked over and told the bartender not to serve them because he was socializing with the trans person that he had turned away. It all felt like it stemmed from transphobia.” We tried explaining that and CARTER had no interest in even trying to listen. Everything in her wallet points to her being a real person. All of her cards have the same name on it. Her ID is real but has her boy name on it since she has not been able to legally change it yet. He wouldn’t even bother talking to us or explaining. “When we asked for an explanation he wouldn’t give us one.