"'You think that white people can't be racist? You think that gay people can't be transphobic?' Lauren recounted telling the bartender. 'Then she replied back and accused me of being 'cisphobic.''"
"'By this point, she had [an] attitude. I could hear it in her voice and also the way she was talking to me and her body language.'"
"'I also never received an apology from her either. There's also multiple reviews on their Google page of racial and trans discriminative behaviors.'"
Lauren, a Black transgender woman, reported discrimination at Soho gay bar in Ferndale, Michigan. She faced hostility from a bartender after presenting her state ID, which was questioned despite being valid. Lauren described the bartender's attitude and body language as aggressive, leading to feelings of anxiety. She noted a history of discriminatory behavior at the bar and mentioned that other patrons had similar experiences. Lauren did not receive an apology from the staff, highlighting ongoing issues of racial and trans discrimination in the establishment.
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