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Burger King Worker Accused of Hurling Homophobic Slurs to Same-Sex Couple
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A same-sex couple say they were chased away from a Burger King in California by employees, including one who allegedly hurled homophobic slurs at them.
logo: File photo: Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office said Burger King employees had co-operated with detectives, and said they felt the Mendezes were the aggressors in the situation.© Bruce Bennett/Getty Images File photo: Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office said Burger King employees had co-operated with detectives, and said they felt the Mendezes were the aggressors in the situation.
Romiro and Leo Mendez told KGTV that they had pre-ordered food from a Burger King in Salida on July 24, but were told the restaurant was closed when they arrived at the drive-thru to collect it.
The couple, who have been married for seven years, told the station that the restaurant's workers became belligerent when they asked for a refund and questioned why one employee was not in his uniform.
They say some workers emerged from the building to chase their car away, and that one employee called them a homophobic slur and made a hand signal alluding to a gun.
"It's demeaning whenever it's used. It's never in good intentions," Romiro Mendez told the station of the slur that was used.
Leo Mendez said he began fearing for his life when the employee made the hand gesture. "That's when I told (Romiro) like, just go go go," he said. "It made me feel like I wasn't just discriminated, but my life was actually like, you know, where it could have been jeopardized."
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The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office told the station that the Burger King employees co-operated with detectives, and said they felt the Mendezes were the aggressors in the situation.
Detectives collected video footage captured by the couple and the restaurant, and found there was enough evidence to forward the case to the Stanislaus County District Attorney's Office to investigate the incident as a potential misdemeanor hate crime.
The couple hope prosecutors take their complaint seriously. "We shouldn't wait for something to happen. We should pursue it when we can actually make an action, not wait until someone has been shot, someone has been killed," Romiro Mendez said.
The couple also said they do not intend to visit a Burger King restaurant again as they feel their complaints have not been heard by the company. No-one from Burger King has returned their calls, they said, and they are still awaiting their refund.
The company donated to the Human Rights Campaign during Pride Month, but Leo Mendez said the company needed to do more to support the LGBTQ+ community. "They donate, get a tax write off but then are you actually taking action?" he asked.
Newsweek has contacted the couple, Burger King's corporate office and the the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office. The district attorney's office could not immediately be reached for comment.
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