Anonymous Indiana restaurant owner boasts that he’s already discriminated against gays

[inanna]

Indiana’s so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) was signed into law on Thursday and already one Indianapolis business owner is boasting that he has denied LGBT people service at his restaurant.

According to Pink News, a caller named “Ryan” appeared on Indianapolis’ RadioNOW 100.9 to say that he is already denying service to LGBT people. He declined, however, to give the name of his business.

“I’m 100 percent behind people’s lifestyles, and what they want to do, but I don’t want them to bring that into my place of business, and make other people that are there feel uncomfortable,” he said.

<snip>

He said that he supports the law, but continued to refuse to give the name of his business because, he said, “I’m not ready to come out with that."

Link: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/anonymous-indiana-restaurant-owner-boasts-that-hes-already-discriminated-against-gays/

Fucking coward.

[leftofcool]

1. Of course he wouldn't say the name of his business. Coward!

[stone space]

2. Anonymous businesses don't make much money.

Take your masks off, guys!

Come out in the sunshine.

[Zorra]

3. Transgender folks should go to establishments that discriminate and film themselves

being discriminated against by these bigots.

And then post the video of this demonstration of hate on you tube, with a heads up to all social media.

[RKP5637]

4. K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[A HERETIC I AM]

8. Just wait.

That'll start happening pretty soon, I'll bet.

[Skittles]

17. this is an excellent idea

[City Lights]

5. What a fucking coward!

He'll be outed soon enough. I'm sure it won't be long before those discriminated against start sharing their stories online.

Go fuck yourself, Ryan.

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. He'll get found out. Eventually.

and when he does, watch the fun...................

[riderinthestorm]

22. +1000

I can't wait.

[spanone]

7. well pal, shove your 'religion' up your ass.

bigotry freedom is more like it

[Drifter]

9. If a business can discriminate against gays ...

(or anyone for that matter), then they should be required to clearly post signage indicating their intention to do so.
This will give people the ability to make an informed decision about whether to patronize such an establishment.
I would never spend money at a place that would discriminate against anyone.

As the OP indicates, the owner of the restaurant is not willing to reveal the name his establishment, because he knows it will hurt his business. He is a coward.

Cheers
Drifter

[Skittles]

16. agreed; if this is what it comes to then so be it

I want to see their policies before I decide

[awoke_in_2003]

24. Too bad we can't make that stick...

they would whine and cry that they are being persecuted for posting such a sign.

[Contrary1]

10. If I'm behind someone who is denied service,

I will walk out right behind them...after explaining in a loud voice why I am doing so.

I won't spread my money around to someone who sows hatred.

[Glimmer of Hope]

11. How does he know who is gay? I don't understand how this law is supposed to work.

And I can't imagine this law will pass the muster for very long. I feel so bad for anyone subject to this unfair discrimination.

[uppityperson]

14. " he has already turned away people who seemed gay to him, but he made up a reason rather...

" he has already turned away people who seemed gay to him, but he made up a reason rather than tell them the truth.

“I have discriminated.I have said something was broken in the kitchen and said I couldn’t serve them,” Ryan said. “I told them that the fan was broken and they left.”"

They "seemed gay".

[Hassin Bin Sober]

29. Must be a real nice place. The fan is broken?

What? The fan keeping the flies off the food? The place must be empty for his "excuse" to make sense. Sounds like a real "ptomaine parlor" as my dad used to call it.

Not that I believe for a second this nit wit owns a restaurant. Unless telling mommy to make him a hot pocket and cheesy poofs makes him a restaurateur.

Just like all those "Captains of Industry" who were going to fire Obama supporters from their non-existent companies after the 2008 election.

[yuiyoshida]

12. Well you know if they can

discriminate against LGBT people, they can also discriminate against people of color, and non Christians as well. I hope they get their wishes and they lose tons of money because their hatred is stronger than any good sense they might have had.

[Vinca]

13. Why won't he give the name of his business?

Then the evil gays can be sure to spend their money elsewhere. I'd also like Ryan to tell us how he decides whether or not someone's gay. Indiana doesn't require them to wear a scarlet "G" . . . yet.

[Jamastiene]

27. Yet...

That is the keyword there. A lot of the people those bigots claim are gay are not actually even gay.

I have to wonder if this law can also be used to deny service to bigoted assholes, based on "religious freedom." I doubt anyone would actually do that, but it would be worth a try to show how wrong that law is.

[BeanMusical]

34. It would more likely be a pink triangle rather than a scarlet G.

Damn fascists.

[Skittles]

15. gay folk need to out these bigots

there are more of us on the side of equality than these backwards fucks - I would not eat at a place that denied service like that and I am not the only one

[inanna]

21. +1

[VScott]

18. Trolling?

I hope any news or media outlets take the time to confirm or verify these kind of
statements and the people who make them.

Think how easy it would be for someone to call in, say "yeah... gays are not welcome at
my place of business... xxxx", and that caller is doing it as a joke, set-up or framing
a business owner.

[inanna]

19. Welcome to ignore.

[VScott]

20. I don't mean you trolling I mean the caller.

But, I guess you won't be able to read this anyways.

[Skittles]

23. I think you misunderstood the post, inanna

they have a point - such claims do need to be verified

[Ms. Toad]

25. This is a misquote -

"I’m 100 percent behind people’s lifestyles"

What he said was, "I'm 100% behind the bill. I understand people's lifestyles..."

(The article you quoted misquoted the clip.)

That's a little different spin...

[Jamastiene]

26. So, he's doing his discrimination against the GLBT community KKK style.

He's too much of a coward to say the name of his business, much like hiding under a sheet in the woods at night. He's not ready to "come out" with that, huh? My, how the tables have turned. They could thank us when they see how well we have decorated all the closets, but they won't. I love the internet. It has changed how these assholes behave, at least somewhat. They still hate us, but at least they now know they cannot be openly so proud of themselves for it without very real consequences.

Of course, my hometown is not in Indiana, but businesses and churches here still openly brag about their homophobic bullshit and pretend they are so oppressed simply because I exist here, despite their efforts to beat me down. At least I had the courage to come out and openly state that I am gay and they all know where I live if they want to tangle with me and lose. Their assurances that raping me would "straighten me out" have been proven wrong. I'm still gay and 20 years after being raped, I'm almost through my PTSD, or at least I realize what it is now and know how to protect myself from them a little better.

And now, there is the internet, so anything they say and do against me will be plastered any and everywhere I can find a place to type it. They have stopped aggravating me so much since the internet, because they know I will name names and add pictures of their faces and share with the world anything they do against me. See, I just want the world to be able to narrow the list of suspects when one of these assholes finally does me in.

[hopemountain]

31. thank you for your brave post, jamastiene ~

bigots are so wrapped up in the passion of their righteous bigotry that they fail to realize exactly whom they are targeting - a family member, a teacher, the neighbor, a youngster wrestling with their own identity, a parent or grandparent, a sibling, a best friend from college or high school, a relative's best friend, a business owner, etc., etc. ...if only they would open their hearts.

[Warpy]

28. I used to eat Sunday morning breakfast at a Boston greasy spoon because of the drag queens

The place was full of feathers and sequins and the floor show was fantastic.

[William769]

30. Kick & recommended.

[mythology]

32. Is there any evidence this is actually true?

An anonymous source claims they did something but won't say what business, when, who was refused?

It could just as easily be made up, either by somebody wishing they actually had the "courage" to discriminate, or by somebody wanting to make the bill look bad (not that the bill needs any help in that regard).

I don't put much stock in anonymous sources that can't be vetted by a legitimate news organization. Callers to a radio show don't fit that bill.

[roamer65]

33. So if two straight guys come in and he denies service cuz he thinks they are gay, what happens?

Sounds like lawsuit city to me.

[sarisataka]

35. He said that he supports the law

but continued to refuse to give the name of his business because, he said, “I’m not ready to come out with that."

Is he afraid he might lose business?