Oregon Bar Owner Accused of Discrimination

[Carolyn Marie]

Sounds like a righteous judgement. So, what happens next?

BTW, at least on that site, the comments were 99 percent in favor of the owner's right to discriminate. Hang up the right sign ("We have the right to refuse service to anyone") and you don't have to obey the law, apparently. "Whites only?" OK by them. What ever happened to the notion we were making progress?

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Portland-bar-owner-accused-of-discriminating-against-transgender-patrons-189018791.html

Carolyn Marie

[Guest]

This really sounds like Déjà vu.

Maybe there was a similar story a number of years ago in Seattle.

The memory isn't what it used to be.

I thought we were in the 21st Cenury and actually making progress.

Huggs,

Joann

[Guest SusanB]

Going by the comments, we're not making much progress

[gennee]

I read this story earlier today. I wonder what the owner's excuse is.

[Guest Kelly-087]

Penner says the P Club has hosted same-sex wedding receptions, gay pride events and a weekly dance party directed toward the gay and lesbian community.

Yeah. I wonder how people could get the impression that his club caters to LGBT community when it caters to the LGBT community all the time.

[Guest Claire-G]

2 steps forward 1 step back is what it looks like.

Think of all the other strugglers in history and there seems to be many simularities.