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<\/a><\/p>\nA Dairy Queen franchisee has apologized after two men<\/a> alleged a manager in Texas<\/a> refused to serve them because they are gay<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Richard Jones said he and his partner visited the restaurant in Pflugerville last Thursday. After waiting for their food while customers who arrived later received their orders, a cashier told them the manager didn\u2019t want to serve them because they were gay<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n KXAN<\/b><\/a> reports:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI simply took my receipt up to the register and asked the cashier, \u2018Did you remember our order? Did you forget our order\u2019\u201d Jones recalled. \u201cHe looked at the receipt and said \u2018I\u2019m sorry\u2019 as tears ran down his face and said \u2018I\u2019m sorry there was a problem with your order.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n From there, the cashier told KXAN he made the choice to refund Jones\u2019s money. \u201cI said \u2018here\u2019s your receipts,\u2019\u201d said the cashier, \u201cI said \u2018there\u2019s an issue, the manager\u2019s discriminating against gays<\/a>.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Both Jones and the cashier say the manager was in the back cooking burgers at the time of their conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI sat there in shock,\u201d Jones said. \u201cI said, \u2018Well are you kidding me? May I ask to speak to the manager who has this issue with me?\u2019 And about that time the manager raises a Hunger Buster cheeseburger over the food line, screaming at me, \u2018Just calm down, just calm down! You\u2019ll get your food, you\u2019ll get your food, you\u2019ll get your order,\u2019 as he shook the cheeseburger at me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Jones says he and his partner were eventually served their food, even though the cashier had issued them a refund.<\/span><\/p>\n Jones posted a photo of the receipt on Facebook the following day. However, the post was later made private.<\/span><\/p>\n The cashier told KXAN<\/a> that \u201cwhile his boss never specifically said that he didn\u2019t want to serve them because they were gay<\/a>, he felt that was why their food was being delayed.\u201d He added that he was sent home with pay following Jones\u2019s visit, then told to stay home on Friday also.<\/span><\/p>\n We’re aware of this situation and the franchise owner is aware and investigating. Discrimination is never okay. All customers are welcome.<\/p>\n \u2014 Dairy Queen (@DairyQueen) August 18, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Vasari LLC, which owns the \u00a0Plugerville franchise, said in a statement:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe are currently investigating the recent customer service issue at our Pflugerville location. We are taking this incident very seriously. The safety and well-being of our customers and employees are our top priority. We do not and will not tolerate discrimination in our restaurants. We expect our employees to treat every person who walks through our doors with the utmost dignity and respect. Nothing less is acceptable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Watch a report below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The post Texas \u2018Dairy Queen\u2019 Refused to Serve Couple Because They are Gay: VIDEO<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\nRELATED:\u00a0NYC Men Claim They Were Run Out of McDonalds Because Customer and Cashier Thought They Were Gay<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n
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