Don’t forget, they represent just 0.3 percent of the population.
Via AZ Central
A Tempe bar issued a public apology on Monday to a transgender woman whose claims of discrimination by workers ignited an online firestorm.
In an afternoon press conference at Tempe Tavern, bar manager Rob Tasso said Briana Sandy, 55, should not have been asked to leave on Saturday. He called the incident a misunderstanding.
“I would love to apologize if you felt you were slighted in any way,” Tasso said. “We welcome all kinds of people in this business. We have many gay customers, we have transgender performers. In no way did we ever mean to discriminate against you.”
The bar came under under fire over the weekend after Sandy wrote on Facebook about her experience.
Sandy wrote that shortly after she entered the bar with plans to watch the Belmont Stakes, a bartender asked her to leave.
In the post, Sandy alleged the bartender said the business doesn’t serve drinks to her “kind,” which the bar disputes.[…]
Tasso, who was not at the bar Saturday, pointed out that Tempe Tavern, near Apache Boulevard and McClintock Drive, neighbors an adult bookstore.
“Unfortunately, there’s a male prostitution problem that’s around here that’s unique to our situation,” Tasso said. “We have certain challenges that we’ve been dealing with for four years and it’s been getting a lot better.”
Tasso invited Sandy back to the bar for free drinks during the next horse race.