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Red Room, a bar on the Fourth Street gay strip in Austin, is accused of turning away gay patrons after the owners brought in a new promoter.
Josh Moon (above), a gay former bartender at the Red Room, tells KVUE-TV that he quit on Friday after watching his friends get turned away at the door:
Gay patrons say on that night, they were kicked out of Red Room.
Speaking via a lawyer, the owners tell KVUE a private party rented the bar for the night and it was the private party that kicked people out, which is within their legal right.
However, Moon says a Facebook invite for the night in question does not mention a private event, instead calling it a Grand Opening that would last for the next several weekends.
I think they were going to make it a continued thing and bring these people back every weekend, because thats how they made it sound to us, says Moon.
The story doesnt mention the fact that excluding gay patrons would be a violation of the citys nondiscrimination ordinance, which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation in public accommodations. And its unclear whether anyone has filed a complaint.
More, including video, at http://www.dallasvoice.com/gay-bar-decides-longer-gay-10153309.html .
Cross-posted in Texas Group.
Ilsa
(61,709 posts)mitchtv
(17,718 posts)if they make it,there will be some slow weeks or months. It is possible ,it was done South of Market in SF
cliffordu
(30,994 posts)I've been hanging in gay bars all my adult life, and never ONCE have I been asked to leave because I'm (mostly) straight.
I dunno how they're going to enforce this......
mitchtv
(17,718 posts)The Gays will get the message and take their money elsewhere.I hope the new owners have a ready clientel, as it will get "dead" quickly
dusty trails
(174 posts)I think they were going to make it a continued thing and bring these people back every weekend, because thats how they made it sound to us, says Moon.
Gay Monday through Friday - Str8 on the weekends?
Mmmmm ~ no thanks.