Date: Wed, 6 Dec 1995 19:16:01 -0500 (EST) From: David Casti Subject: ACTION ALERT: Burger King Submitted by: Miller3717@aol.com A few months ago, there was a situation involving discrimination at a northwest Denver Burger King. Two Gay men entered the restaurant and waited in a short line. When they reached the counter, the service person at the at the register asked the other service people in the restaurant, "There's a couple of faggots out here, who wants to serve them?". There was then some verbal Gay-bashing between the BK employees and the two men were never served. The two men called the police and the employees became very hostile, resulting in criminal charges of disturbing the peace. This incident is in direct violation of the Denver Anti-Discrimination Ordinance as the men were denied public accomodations. Since that incident, one the men has been forced to move out of his apartment due to harrassment. Burger King is being investigated as a result of the complaint. BKGA, the company based in Colorado that apparently owns the Burger King, hired an attorney to defend the two employees involved in the incident. It is not clear as to what happened to the employees. The attorneys fro BKGA have not been cooperative with the Denver Anti-Descrimination office, and no apology has been issued by Burger King to the two Gay men. There appears to be very little indication that Burger King will resolve this respectfully. It is in line with one of the Gay mens wishes to issue an action alert asking people to write and fax Burger King and BKGA. ACTION: Write or fax these people asking to 1) Issue a public apology to the two Gay men. 2) Verify the status of the two employees involved. 3) Start a public campaign to denounce and address the issues of bigotry and intolerance. 4) Start Cooperating with the Denver Anti-Discrimination office investigation. Burger King PO Box 020783 Miami, Florida 33102-0783 Attn: Terri Giles FAX 1-305-378-7262 AND BKGA 6740 E. Hampden #302 Denver, CO 80222 Attn: Joseph M. Chong FAX 1-303-691-2530 Thanks, DM