St. Petersburg bar apologizes for ladies night snub of transgender woman


By Dan Sullivan, Times Staff Writer | In Print: Monday, March 5, 2012


http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/article1218399.ece


ST. PETERSBURG — Alex Borrego walked into Bishop Tavern and Lounge with friends Thursday night looking for an evening of fun.

At the door, a bouncer invited Borrego and one of her friends — a drag queen — to partake in free drinks as part of the Tavern's weekly "ladies night." But later, as the pair sipped vodka and cranberry juice from their pink cups, another bouncer approached.

"You guys don't get to participate," they were told. "Because you're dudes."

Yes this was handled inappropriately and this should have been a non issue, drag queens are dudes and they don't get to do ladies night.

I was with Alex when this happend, absolutely horrible!

Quote from: Gretchen on March 05, 2012, 07:50:31 AM
Yes this was handled inappropriately and this should have been a non issue, drag queens are dudes and they don't get to do ladies night.

Gretchen how come you don't get banned for posting stuff like this the way I do?   

Quote from: JudahLiam on March 05, 2012, 07:35:11 PM
I was with Alex when this happend, absolutely horrible!

It's sad the the cis are so fearful of us. It takes a lot of courage to put ourselves out there in the public eye and it takes even more courage to go into a bar and be around drunks who can be violent.

Transgender woman snubbed by bar says she'll accept Facebook apology, but won't go back

BY STEVE ROTHAUS

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2012/03/transgender-woman-snubbed-by-bar-says-shell-accept-facebook-apology-but-wont-go-back.html

Alex Borrego, a Publix customer service rep originally from Miami, has become the latest Internet sensation — a transgender woman bounced from a St. Petersburg bar on ladies night.

[...]

Out she went, along with her friends. Overnight, they launched a Facebook page that quickly garnered hundreds of fans. The story showed up on websites across the globe.

Very quickly, Bishop Tavern issued an apology on Facebook: "We would like to sincerely apologize for this. Bishop strives on being one of St. Petersburg's premier nightlife destinations for everyone, without prejudice. ... Again, we regret this happened and look forward to assisting the LGBT community in creating more awareness and change."

Borrego accepted the apology, but said she won't be going back. "It's just the principle of the matter," she said.