A transgender woman alleges she was hired and fired by KFC within an hour after being forced to come out to her new manager as trans.
27-year-old Georgia Carter says she was thrilled to get the job at KFC and that it helped her to become “an active member of society” after being unemployed:
“He was like, ‘You have got the job. I am going to start you out at $7.50 an hour. It’s yours. We are going to start you training on the computer tomorrow.’ It was like 11 to 4.”
However, she says the situation changed after her manager got a look at her driver’s license, which identified her as male.
“He was like, ‘My supervisor and I have a problem because on your license it says ‘male,’ but you’re…’ and I was like, ‘I’m transgender.'”
Carter says the manager then told her they couldn’t hire her because they “didn’t know which bathroom” she could use.
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KFC’s management denies her claims, and says she was only brought in for an interview and never officially hired. They also say she’ll be reconsidered if she changes her gender on her driver’s license.
Carter’s story highlights one of the many hardships transgender people endure when looking for meaningful work, leading to unemployment rates vastly higher than the general population.
Watch the report via ABC13 below.
Jeffrey Morgan
“They also say sheâ??ll be reconsidered if she changes her gender on her driverâ??s license.” So they deny that she was fired for being trans, but they admit that they didn’t hire her because she was trans.
LubbockGayMale
Well, the fault is clearly hers, since she didn’t go to the trouble of updating her DL! Yeah, I can see this going over real well with the EEOC NOT!!!!!
DCguy
They just admitted that they wouldn’t hire her because of the license. Idiots. The National chain has already apologized and offered her a job at any other store in the Richmond area and fired the manager who caused the issue.
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/03/breaking-kfc-apologizes-to-transgender-woman-offers-her-a-job-fires-manager/
“She was informed her firing was against Corporate policy, and the manager who had fired her was fired himself for his actions.”
RIGay
I really hate quickly skimming headlines above photos. When I read, “Virginia Woman Claims She Was Fired From KFC For Being Trans [end of headline] ” above the photo, my first thought was “KFC… Trans…. fat? What?”
[sigh] It’s been a long day.
greenmusic23f
@DCguy: Thanks for the link!
1EqualityUSA
Only “fires” the manager? They should have rolled the manager up in flour, eleven herbs and spices, and….ew.
DCguy
@1EqualityUSA:
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!