Left-wing activists in Florida bullied the headquarters of a popular grocery store chain that employees “should have written the word ‘trans’ on their cakes, even though they were reluctant to take a stand.” ” and won a small victory. about this issue. ”
2 on April 26th co-founding member Groups from Peer Support Space, an Orlando organization dedicated to helping the LGBTQ+ community in the wake of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting, announced a planned “Trans Joy” later that evening. decided to buy a sheet cake to celebrate the event. One of the self-identified transgender co-founders, Dandelion Hill, walked into Publix grocery store in Colonial Town and told a bakery clerk on one of the cakes, “Transgender people are delighted.” I asked him to write a message saying, “I deserve it.”
According to Hill and colleague Yasmin Flasterstein, Publix employees quickly became uncomfortable. Eventually, a manager came over and spoke to the two, explaining that company policy did not allow the word “trans” to be written on the cake. “Sorry, we can’t write that. Publix is not authorized to take a stand on this matter,” Hill recalls the manager saying.
Eventually, the store and activists found a compromise. Publix employees wrote the message “People deserve joy” on the cake, but left room for the word “trance” at the top.They then provided additional icing Hill and Frasterstein added the words to the parking lot cake.
Even though the issue was resolved peacefully, the two activists were still unsatisfied. Since then, they have positioned themselves as victims and publicly released emotional statements that evoke sympathy for their cause. “It was a great event and I didn’t want to ruin it by talking about it.” flasterstein wrote on Facebook. “So I waited a few days to post something and was very disappointed that Publix would do something like this…
“This is embarrassing,” the melodramatic post continued. “On a day when a joyous event could have taken us away from almost everything, it was a slap in the face of the reality of world affairs. We literally had tears in our eyes and very politely asked you to leave us a message.” I pleaded with you.” They refused. ”
The emotional approach seems to have paid off, as Facebook’s official Publix account responded to the post and apologized to Mr. Flasterstein for the experience. “Thank you for sharing your concerns. We are sorry that our employees were unable to adequately respond to your request. Please message us for more information. We would be happy to make a cake for you. Thank you.” Thank you,” he commented.
Flasterstein also shared an email from Publix, which expanded on that Facebook message. According to the New York Post, the email said, “Our policy is that we believe our employees are not copyrighted or trademarked, support charitable causes, are factual and have a positive connotation. It shows that you can write a statement that can be written.” “As you indicated in your Facebook conversation, our employees should have responded to your request.”
email too reportedly Mr. Flasterstein issued Publix’s “sincere apologies,” but Mr. Flasterstein was unfazed. She sent Publix a follow-up letter requesting further responses. Her questions include:
- “In your view, what caused [trans people] Are we unworthy of the very human desire to experience pleasure? ”
- “What is the cake lighting policy? What is considered appropriate and what is inappropriate?”
- “How does the LGBTQ+ community fit into your culture of diversity?”
- ”[W]Do you want this to never happen again? ”
The letter said that a Publix bakery clerk feared losing his job if he responded to “trance” demands. flastersteinSpeaking on behalf of Peer Support Space, he stressed that the group does not want women fired. ”[B]We demand your improvement,” the letter added.
Publix did not respond to requests for comment from multiple media outlets.
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