Nashville disc jockey accused of transphobic comments

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Nashville disc jockey accused of transphobic comments
DJ Dolewite of 101.1 The Beat Jamz allegedly made derogatory remarks at this month's All-White Affair

by Blake Boldt
Jun 29, 2011

http://www.outandaboutnewspaper.com/article/4884

A transgender woman who attended this month's All-White Affair in Nashville has accused a local disc jockey of making transphobic comments in front of the assembled crowd.

According to singer and performer Forresta Bee, 101.1 The Beat Jamz DJ Dolewite of the weeknight radio show Dolewite & Scooby requested her removal from the makeshift dance floor at the LP Field event June 4.

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"Everybody was shocked and started booing him (when it happened)," she says. "But I felt threatened. It was embarrassing and it was scary."