Tell The Sizzler: I Won't Stay Silent While You Shove My Gay Friends

[RetiredTrotskyite]

OVERVIEW
Imagine being out to brunch with a few pals when, out of nowhere, a manager shoves your friend to the ground, calling her a f***ing d*ke, and leading an angry mob of patrons in taunting her until an ambulance finally arrives to defray the mess.

It happened to Liza Friedlander at The Sizzler in Queens, and it could happen to you and your gay friends.

Lambda Legal has agreed to take up the case, which is gaining visibility with articles in The Gothamist and The Daily Mail -- now's our chance to make a public showing that we all think this sort of treatment is unacceptable.

By collecting 500 signatures, we can send a powerful message that it's not just gay people who care about this sort of harrassment -- it affects all of us. This sort of discrimination and hate happens everywhere, and your friends have likely found themselves unwelcome somewhere too, just because of who they are. The Sizzler, and every other restaurant in America, has to know that not only will Lambda Legal help Liza bring a law suit over behavior like this, but the rest of us will make sure the world hears about it. Treating our gay friends this way is not acceptable.

Friendfactor is a movement of friends helping friends -- add your voice so corporations know how many of us they're up against when they mistreat a gay customer.

Help us reach 500 signatures from friends who won't stay quiet while our friends are harassed for their perceived sexual orientation. Tell The Sizzler, "when you shove my gay friends, you shove me."


http://www.change.org/petitions/tell-the-sizzler-i-wont-stay-silent-while-you-shove-my-gay-friends?utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition

[laconicsax]

1. K&R

[RKP5637]

2. K&R

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Done!

[Adsos Letter]

4. Done! And K&R.

:thumbsup:

[saras]

5. It can happen to anyone - people this stupid can't reliably distinguish "gay"

[RetiredTrotskyite]

6. Excellent Point....

I have known a number of effeminite straight men and "butch" straight women. Anyone who doesn't fit the stereotype of straight that someone like this mahager carries around in his head is indeed at risk.

[Smarmie Doofus]

7. Done. Rec. nt

[xchrom]

8. recommend

[Rhythm]

9. k/r

[Meeker Morgan]

10. Note that it's New York City, an allegedly gay friendly town. n/t

[Name removed]

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