San Antonio Media-Why Haven't You Interviewed The Transwoman In This Macy's Story?

One of the things that is bothering me in this developing story of faith based discrimination is that we've only heard one side of it. 

While transperson Lauryn Farris has been interviewed, the one that definitely needs to be heard is the person whose rights were violated.

Why the cricket chirping silence on this?   Why hasn't the San Antonio media done some old fashioned shoe leather reporting to find that transperson and get their side of the story?

Or is this a situation that the right wingers set up in order to force a court case testing their stank 'religious liberty' doctrine?

Wouldn't be the first time they sent fake trans people into a place in order to make a situation fit their false memes they pimp on the regular.

Remember in the middle of the battle to pass (and defend) a trans rights law in Montgomery County, Maryland, the anti trans opposition to that law sent an obviously dressed man in drag into the locker room of a Gaithersburg, MD health club, and then admitted they did it. 

So as the days pass and we still don't have an appearance from the transperson whose rights were violated, I keep having the same uneasy feeling that this may have been instigated by the Reichers..

So San Antonio media, get on your job.  Either find the transperson who had their human rights violated and interview them, or do the investigative reporting to find out if Natalie Johnson is part of a conservaplot to set up a 'religious liberty' court case.

San Antonio Macy's Employee Fired For Denying Dressing Room Access To Trans Person

TransGriot Note: In the interest of journalistic integrity, need to point out before diving into this story that I used to work for Macy's from 2001-2006

The hatin' on transpeople for the holidays continues.

A transperson who was shopping at Macy's San Antonio's Rivercenter store was denied access to a dressing room by a transphobic employee because it would violate her 'Christian' beliefs.

A few days after Thanksgiving the transwoman was denied access to the women's fitting rooms in violation of Macy's corporate anti-discrimination policies which cover TBLG people by Natalie Johnson. 

Yo Massachusetts,.there's that pesky Public Accommodations issue rearing its head again. But back to the latest concrete example of why comprehensive trans human rights laws with public accommodations language are necessary. 

It touched off an altercation between her and the transwoman, fellow shoppers and her manager that Johnson was subsequently terminated for. 


She is being defended by the conservafool Liberty Counsel who take up the legal fight for people who believe they have wrongfully terminated for 'religious liberty' reasons.

Translation of religious liberty:  it's conservafool speak for believing they can be as bigoted and discriminatory as they wanna be and hiding their faith based hatred of LGBT people behind the Bible.

"Macy’s does not comment on personnel matters,” said Melissa Goff, a regional spokeswoman for the company about the incident at the  San Antonio Rivercenter store involving Johnson. “At Macy’s we recognize and appreciate the diversity of our customers and associates.”

Note to faith based conservafools.  Your faith doesn't give you the right to oppress people you don't like much less override your corporation's anti-discrimination policies, and hopefully that lesson will be hammered home when the case goes to court.