Mississippi Gulf restaurants are getting pushbacks to promote couples’ nights restricted to “true couples,” those who are “able to have children.”
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Married heterosexual couples Derwell and Netti Mechel Jaeger run Derwell’s Happiness Café in Long Beach. They posted a video on Facebook on Wednesday and offer meal discounts to couples who qualify for those, a report nola.com, Website for Times-Picayune New Orleans and other local newspapers.
“If it’s a husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, man, man, couple,” Derwell Jager said in the video.
“We don’t do trances or lesbians or gays. Sorry, it’s down the street,” added Nettie Yeager.
The video has been deleted and most of the restaurant’s Facebook posts are marked “This content is currently unavailable.” But another restaurant, Trax Bar, Grill, Screen recordings were shared In anger.
“The disgust I feel for the statement made in this video is immeasurable, and if you see it and realize you agree to this low life, I recommend you not step into the Trax bar,” owner Jessica Notter wrote on Facebook.
“A string of furious responses has been filled in the comments section. Almost all of them denounce Yeagers’ opinions,” reports Nola.com.
The Gulf Equality Council has posted its statement Facebook The page states, “When a business chooses prejudice over belonging, it’s all about us that hate shows that there is no home here. Let’s stand together and support us. LGBTQ+Ownership and Alliance Businesses Celebrating Diversity. Use our voice, our presence, and yes – our dollars – to send a clear message. The LGBTQ+ community is important! ”
Angela Singletary, the association’s president, Anti-Barry Group, had planned to organize a protest at the restaurant on Friday, but cancelled due to safety concerns. But before cancelling, she told nola.com:
Local photographer Anne Madden responded to a video from Yeagers by providing local businesses with “all welcome” posters, as she first did in 2016 when Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed the so-called Religious Freedom Act, which allowed them to quit their business that caused customers to offend beliefs, including LGBTQ+. Yeagers said their statements in the video were motivated by their religious beliefs.
Nettie Yeager posted a statement on her personal Facebook page on Thursday, saying, “I’m not perfect, I hurt my feelings too. I’m not always right. But I’m human too. Darwell Yeager posted a comment saying, “I’m tired of being bullied to the left,” and reposted her wife’s statement six times.
Other restaurant owners in the area ensure that their customers are all welcome.
Source: Advocate.com – www.advocate.com
