There is a welcome update to Monday’s story of Zikkeria Bellamy, the Orlando transgender teen who applied for a job at a local McDonald’s. The manager not only refused to hire Bellamy but left a hateful voicemail message explaining the store does “not hire faggots”. The manager at the Sand Lake Road McDonald’s has been fired, reports the Orlando Sentinel.

A spokeswoman for the local restaurant, Allison Garrett, said in a statement the employee who left the voice mail “acted outside the scope of his authority and was not responsible for hiring.” He no longer works at the restaurant. The statement did not mention did not mention the other manager. McDonald’s “has a zero tolerance policy prohibiting discrimination or harassment in the restaurant,” the statementsaid.

By rodonline.typepad.com

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