A Christian woman says she was fired from Starbucks for refusing to use transgender pronouns.
The woman in question, Taylor Marie Trice of North Carolina, said: sarah fields of Publica About her trials that occurred in 2022.
Earlier this week, Trice video TikTok is discussing what happened: “June is here, and as we all know, June is the month to ‘taste the rainbow.’ I had been working at Starbucks for about two years at that point.So I was used to Starbucks putting them [Pride] June decorations etc. And during that time, no one ever complained that I was homophobic, transphobic, or whatever. ”
Trice added in the video that he’s “not criticizing” his fellow employees, but this time his stance is “I’m not going to follow everything you want to do if it’s not in line with God’s word.” He added. , she said in the video that “they went a little over the rainbow” and “started to taste sour instead of sweet.”
Publica details:
Trice said Starbucks had installed a glass display next to the cash register. Various definitions of sexual attractiveness were written in magic on the wall. The committee discussed sexual orientations such as demisexual, omnisexual, and asexual. A partner chalkboard was also on display, entitled “Let’s talk about pronouns” and included an extensive explanation of pronouns, including “neo pronouns” including “Ze/Zim, Xe/Xum” and more.
“I didn’t mean to embarrass them, but I just said, ‘You guys have to be careful, we have families coming in here and kids are coming in here,” Trice said in the video. I just said, ‘I’ll read it.’ And I specifically said, even if the board had written ‘heterosexual’…I don’t feel it was necessary to add that to the icing on the cake. ”
She added in the clip that her co-workers started accusing her of being a “homophobic Christian.” Ms. Trice denied this.
Trice then explained in the video that Starbucks began enforcing a policy requiring transgender people to be referred to by their preferred pronouns.
“I was willing to call the person by their name and try to avoid using pronouns. But lying, no matter how small, goes against my beliefs.” Trice said in the video, “If I see you as a man and I call you a woman, that means you’re lying… and that’s because God made you that way.” ” She added that Satan wants to confuse and deceive people.
Trice said in the video that the store manager came to her and said, “You need to talk to me and the district manager,” adding, “There have been complaints about me and my methods, like homophobia. ” he added. . ” Trice said in the video that she was subsequently fired.
“I know God will provide for me.”
Trice told Publica that she had never received an article before being fired and that the official reason for her termination was “disrespect for sexual orientation or identity.” The report said Trice tried to obtain a copy of his termination documents but encountered continued obstacles.
“I was fired because my faith was not considered a valid reason for not using my preferred pronouns,” Trice added to Publica. People will look at it and say it’s not a homophobic issue. People have told me that they felt I was uncomfortable with their identity, even though I had never insulted or abused them about their sexual orientation. ”
She told the outlet: “I tried to become a representative of Jesus before my term ended. Although I disagreed with the arguments to the contrary, we remained on friendly terms until I was fired.” he added.
As for employment, Trice told Publica, adding, “I’m fine. I’ve since had other jobs and am currently working as a house cleaner. I know God will provide for me.” Ta.
Publica reached out to the Starbucks District, which oversees the franchise where Trice was employed, but said managers were not available for comment. A manager forwarded Publica to Starbucks media personnel, but the outlet said the coffee giant’s arm did not respond.
here’s another one video Trice was uploaded on Wednesday:
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