A cisgender woman who claims she was fired by Walmart after a customer accused her of being trans, has said the situation was “confusing” and “heart-breaking”.Pink Newby Chantelle BillsonMarch 27, 2025Dani Davis took to Facebook on Monday (24 March) to ask for advice following her dismissal from Walmart, where she had worked for seven years. She wrote that she is a cisgender woman who is “really tall” – 6ft 4in – and gave details of the incident, which she says happened on 14 March at a store in Florida.While she was alone in a toilet, a man entered and began shouting about trans people, claiming he would “protect his wife or girlfriend from them,” and insinuating that the Davis was transgender.
You can sleep tight tonight, the potty police is on the job!
She reported the incident to a supervisor but a week later was informed that she had been sacked for failing to inform a “salaried member of management” about the interaction, which was deemed a “security risk”, she said.
Boy it sure sounds like Walmart scraped the bottom of the bucket to come up with that excuse.
She has been inundated with messages, comments and people offering advice, she said. “I live in the south where bigotry is unfortunately part of daily life”, she went on to say before revealing that not long ago she was pulled over by police for having a rainbow licence [sic] plate frame.
So now it is crime to have a rainbow license plate frame? Or was she targeted for being LGBTQ+?
HR Grapevine reported...
Policy changes and wider implicationsWalmart's handling of the case comes amid broader scrutiny of the company's stance on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).In November, the retailer reportedly scaled back internal DEI initiatives following pressure from right-wing activists who threatened boycotts ahead of Black Friday.The case raises questions about the application of workplace policies and protections for LGBTQ+ employees and customers. Advocacy groups have expressed concern over the potential for discriminatory practices to be overlooked or even reinforced under current policies.Walmart has since offered to reinstate her, and said: “We want our associates to feel safe and supported in their workplace, and we won't tolerate bullying or threats of violence against our associates or customers. We've reviewed the situation and will be addressing it internally. We've also made multiple attempts to invite Ms. Davis to return to work, with back pay.”
Now Walmart is doing a quick two step backward... Ops, we f--ked up!
The situation has added to the continued debate over employer responsibilities in fostering inclusive work environments, particularly in states where anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment remains a divisive issue.
This is just like a case up in Boston, "Woman says security guard at Liberty Hotel in Boston confronted her in bathroom, asked to prove gender"
And just to show you that we can't win either way!
No one was in the restroom while he was peeing... but then a man busted in and demanded he leave immediately. Then things got worse...LGBTQ NationDaniel VillarrealMay 29, 2025A bar owner in South Carolina reportedly spied on a trans man while he used a women’s restroom stall and then called him anti-trans slurs shortly before police detained and charged the trans man for public intoxication and disorderly conduct. The trans man, who said he was sober and not creating a disturbance on the night in question, shared his experience on the video-sharing platform TikTok and is now crowdfunding his move to California, where he expects to feel safer.South Carolina doesn’t have a law restricting trans bathroom use in businesses, and the trans man has an “F” gender marker on his government-issued identification, meaning that his restroom use matched his ID. While businesses can sometimes establish their own policies around bathroom use, Advocates for Trans Equality says that trans people are allowed to use restrooms matching their gender identity under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment.
The deck is stacked against us! The potty gestapo is on the job!
“In other words, Strobel was using the bathroom that many conservative lawmakers and anti-trans pundits want to force him to use — and he got arrested anyway, seemingly because of the panic surrounding gendered bathrooms,” S. Baum wrote at the aforementioned website.
Damned if you do, damned if you don't!
If all went as planned (I'm writing this 3AM), I'm up at the cottage with a plumber to open up the cottage. I have my fingers cross that everything will be okay with no leaks from over the winter.
No comments:
Post a Comment