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Amimnoch

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5. Had it been some other kind of establishment, I think I would have too.

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Tue May 12, 2015, 04:36 PM

May 2015

I was just shocked and stunned because of the type of place Hobbit Cafe it.. It's a place that has a varied menu, but a large selection of vegetarian and Vegan fare, and a very liberal/progressive atmosphere.. the vast majority of the staff are fellow LGBT.

If it had been a Chili's, or forbid a chic-filet (which I wouldn't have been in to begin with), I'd have been out of there on the first outburst.. for it to unfold in a place like this though.. I was temporarily stunned and shocked in silent inaction.

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A whole new tactic against homophobes that I just witnessed, and boy does it have me thinking! [View all] Amimnoch May 2015 OP

It is a form of Stand Your Ground... Human101948 May 2015 #1

well one downside is that i wouldn't have stuck around for the explanation unblock May 2015 #2

Had it been some other kind of establishment, I think I would have too. Amimnoch May 2015 #5

I'm curious to hear more opinions from LGBT DUers about this. nt stevenleser May 2015 #3

Being one of them, I appreciate her intentions. nt Amimnoch May 2015 #11

Did they have to pay the bill? MosheFeingold May 2015 #4

I don't think so. Amimnoch May 2015 #7

I dunno...that sort of suggests it's bad to be gay. cyberswede May 2015 #6

That was what I thought LGBT folks would think. Being latino and jewish, I would not like... stevenleser May 2015 #9

might have worked, or they might have had a suit for violating their religious belief. Amimnoch May 2015 #10

Ugly scene that helped no one. Bonx May 2015 #8

I don't believe this happened melman May 2015 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author A-Schwarzenegger May 2015 #16

That one could blow up on you too easy. Not a bad idea but too risky. A couple customers might not brewens May 2015 #13

I find that kind of horrifying. She could have done the same by calling them bigots/homophobes PeaceNikki May 2015 #14

yup JI7 May 2015 #15

I think it would be better to just call them ignorant homophobes DawgHouse May 2015 #17