oh
Yes
it's just that I saw you going to the dressing room, and I didn't realize you
were so tall
No
I didn't realize you were a man
actually. I'm a woman
Is there a problem? l
ook We sell women's clothing to real women and in my opinion you don't qualify?
Transgender rights are a hot-button issue all across the country and front-page news here in North Carolina
But today this transgender woman is simply trying to buy a new outfit when she's refused service
Do you side with her right to say yes to the dress or were the sales clerks right to say no sale
What would you do?
This is a woman's boutique, so would you please take off the dress before you ruin it?
We shot this same scenario with Jennifer a few months ago up north in New Jersey
Sir, can you just please stop bothering our other customers?
first of all she's not bothering me it fits her
Perfectly, and I'm offended by what you're saying
But today Jennifer is 600 miles south shopping at splurged boutique in Charlotte
Can I help you with something? Oh?
I didn't realize your
What is this 40%?
Yes one item is 40% off okay, but I I'm not selling that item to you
I'm sorry.
I didn't realize you were a man
and right away these women find those comments an
Uncomfortable fit.
what are you saying?
She's gonna ruin the dress
you're horrible.
What a horrible human being
I'm sorry
You're okay with this
not only am I okay with it
I would support anybody who wants to be who she is so yes. your really hurting her soul. This is who she is.
Let her whisper, but she's a man.
He is a man.
if she believes and feels out as a woman
She has every right to call herself that you seem to have no understanding whatsoever about these gender issues
Maybe you should learn something.
How are you? It's what would you do
My god, okay. I think that these days people are changing all over slowly
But I think when people start to become friends with somebody who's transgender or know somebody or have a family member
I think if anybody has ever felt any discrimination in any way
Then they learned that hey, you know that could be me
Back in the store
Some shoppers offer Jennifer of words of advice
Others offer encouragement
Sir. I need you to leave this woman is uncomfortable with both the transgender shopper and the workers handling of the situation
her advice get Jennifer out of the store just
wanted to leave
Threatening
To call the police
This customer stays focused on Jennifer's goal to buy that new dress
Thank you before she buys that dress for Jennifer this is yours
We step in you offer to buy her dress why?
I'm not sure I would do that on any other day. I just thought to do with it
I'm not sure I have a specific opinion about what's right or wrong
I just know that are you supposed to treat people no matter what?
We roll again. I'm sorry, but you're a man this family watches as the worker
Refuses Jennifer's request. I can't sell a dress to a man
This is a woman's boutique, and it's the teenager who speaks up. Maybe that guy can show you
And storms out now you see people are leaving because of you
Do you think it's okay
It's a man
We catch up with them outside
You decided to leave yeah, I can't be in I can't tell her anytime you have to treat everyone equally and with respect yeah
We're old one last time. I didn't realize when I saw you going in the dressing room, but you're let's know
This is a woman's clothing store, and you're a man actually. I'm a woman
I'm wearing the dress that I was asking you a question is this some kind of costume this has got to be a joke
Because this is a man in a dress
This is a person a humanity that deserves dignity
And I cannot believe that you were acting this way and treating this person like she's asking a question about the dress
Which looks lovely on you by the way, but look at him no no no we're in Charlotte, North Carolina in
2017 do you need to see my genitalia for me to be able to be a customer here is that what you need for me?
To show you my birth certificate to make you feel better. It's not acceptable to
Treat someone like this that that's discrimination
We are all created in God's image, and we just serve to be treated with dignity
and you have you have not allowed that to happen here, and that's that's
absolutely oh
My god. I'm John quinones
Right away, you jumped in you don't know the woman no, but I was absolutely
Disturbed and I just feel like with this past election that I'm done being quiet, and if I see something happening
And I see discrimination happening
I'm gonna call it out, and I think we're required to we need to use our voice and and speak up
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