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FW woman alleges she was kicked out of Dollar General store for being transgender
Posted on 23 Nov 2012 at 8:45am
Teresa Cross plans to file complaint under Cowtown's nondiscrimination ordinance, which was a­mended to include gender identity in 2009

ANNA WAUGH  |  Staff Writer

http://www.dallasvoice.com/fw-woman-alleges-kicked-dollar-general-store-transgender-10132568.html (http://www.dallasvoice.com/fw-woman-alleges-kicked-dollar-general-store-transgender-10132568.html)

FORT WORTH — Teresa Cross has been a frequent shopper at the Dollar General store near her home since last fall.
But when she went into the store on Saturday, Nov. 3, she said she was kicked out of the store after she corrected an employee about her gender identity.

Now Cross says she plans to file a complaint under the city's nondiscrimination ordinance, which was amended to include transgender protections following the Rainbow Lounge raid three years ago. She also said she's looking into the possibility of filing a lawsuit against Dollar General and hopes the company will learn from the ridicule she endured and make employees undergo sensitivity training.

"They just don't know any better and they need to be educated," she said, adding that no one should have to go through a similar experience. "I think I have restitution coming to me for pain and suffering and humiliation."

Joel Mallory, Cross' attorney, said he is reviewing her case to decide the best approach. There is no state or federal law prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity — or even gender — in public accommodations.

Any business that can afford to kick customers out on the street must be doing pretty well. I won't be going into a Dollar General again. Get your act together, corporate America.

Hummmmmmmm, considerin I used to live next door in Arlington really dosent suprise me too much. Ft Worth can really be a might crude , uh when compared to shall we say Richardson, North of Dallas . Look folks , the Bible Babtists own an run Fort Worth . Arlington is a mixed bag , consisting of Six Flags and the new stadium  along with University of Texas at Arlington . Personally I wouldn't condem Dollar General . I go into such businesses here in Virginia and I'm not scolded , ridiculed or anything . Now I know for a fact that going into a Dollar General store in say Waynesborough Virginia is going to be a helluva lot different than going into one say in Charlottesville Virginia . The difference is general DEMOGRAPHICS ...................

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