BISTRO BIGOTRY IN RICHMOND, A FOLLOW-UP

Bistro bigotry in Richmond By Washington Examiner
December 11, 2022 12:00 AM

The Family Foundation, a Christian and conservative nonprofit organization based in Richmond, Virginia , was supposed to have a group dinner with some donors at the Metzger Bar and Butchery in Richmond on Wednesday. To their shock, the group's leaders were told 90 minutes before their reservation that it had been canceled — and what's more, that they were not welcome in the establishment, period.

Metzger posted on social media that it had discriminated against these diners because ...

"it was a group of donors to a political organization that seeks to deprive women and LGBTQ+ persons of their basic human rights in Virginia. We have always refused service to anyone for making our staff uncomfortable or unsafe and this was the driving force behind our decision. Many of our staff are women and/or members of the LGBTQ+ community. All of our staff are people with rights who deserve dignity and a safe work environment."

The restaurant staff's alleged safety concern is obviously just a facade — no one alleges that the group in question ever behaved in a threatening manner. In fact, the group was not even given a chance to show up.....READ MORE HERE