Everyone should feel safe in the stores they visit. That should be the baseline. People shouldn’t face discrimination, but unfortunately, it still happens. A recent incident in Arizona involved a Love’s Travel Stops employee who refused to let a transgender customer use the bathroom. The customers reported that she singled them out as trans and told them, “We don’t have transgender bathrooms.” They explained they weren’t asking for a separate bathroom, only one that matches their gender, and reminded her that Love’s policies state that their bathrooms welcome transgender people. She responded, “They are?” and later cited the president’s claim that there are only two sexes, men and women. Despite the customers being women, she still denied them proper treatment.
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The Arizona customers told the employee that her actions were wrong and violated company policy. She insisted, “Yes, it is,” even though she knew that wasn’t true. It was clear she didn’t care, as she told them to contact corporate and gave her name before refusing to let them shop simply because they are trans. When the customers reached out to the store’s managers, they were met with laughter and were hung up on. The video of the incident sparked outrage, prompting others who saw it to contact the company themselves. One caller reported that another manager refused to even answer a question about whether Love’s Travel Stops welcomes transgender customers.
Thankfully, there are some good people at Love’s. Another viewer shared that they also contacted corporate and talked to someone called Larry Dixon. According to them, Dixon took the matter seriously and acknowledged that the employee was wrong. It’s not clear if the store has done anything toward this situation yet. Someone like this employee shouldn’t be allowed to treat customers like that. Love’s Travel Stops makes it clear that they support the LGBTQ+ community. They posted an Instagram post last year celebrating Pride month as well. “Love’s stands with the LGBTQ+ community,” they wrote.
People Reacting to the Disgusting Arizona Employee
People were clearly upset by everything the Arizona employee did. They didn’t like how she treated the transgender customers, so they wanted her fired. “Yeah I hope she gets fired,” one person wrote. Another person said, “looking forward to the update of her being fired!” Others showed their support by calling the corporate office and complaining. “WE calling corporate!” one person wrote. Someone else said, “I contacted corporate office and filed a complaint. Others should be doing the same.” There was also one TikTok user who believed that the employee should care about something more important. “‘there are no transgender bathrooms’ HUUUUHHHH bigger concerns than where someone takes a piss,” they wrote.
Since the Arizona employee quoted Trump, people started attacking both of them. “Well the president of the USA is also a rapist so idk if we should take him seriously,” one person wrote. Another person also said, “I didn’t know the president was a medical professional! Odd way to start off lol.” Love’s will probably want to fire this employee soon, since people discovered she mistreated a minority before, too. “There’s a review stating that this lady started yelling at a black truck driver and ran him off too. He was afraid she would call the cops and have him arrested when he didn’t do anything except try to pay for a shower,” someone wrote. She is every company’s worst PR nightmare.
