A transgender teenager says a McDonald’s restaurant in Florida discriminated against her when managers refused to interview her for a job, according to a complaint filed Monday.
Zikerria Bellamy, 17, said two managers at an Orlando restaurant wouldn’t give her an interview on two separate occasions in July. Later, she said a manager left her a voice mail, using a gay slur to let her know she wouldn’t be hired.
Bellamy is a male who has been living as a female for about the past six years. She said she completed a job application online, then was called to the store for an interview. When one manager refused to see her, she called later and was granted an interview with another manager.
“He began to laugh at me once he saw me,” said Bellamy, who wore a suit to the interview. “He said, ‘Oh, I can’t interview you today. I’m busy.’”
One of the managers also left her a voice mail saying: “We do not hire faggots.”
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