Transgender Starbucks Employee Fired After Assaulting Customer For ‘Misgendering’

On Sunday, a Starbucks employee who identifies as a transgender woman was fired from her job following an incident at a Southampton, Hampshire location. The altercation occurred near the ferry terminal and involved the employee verbally confronting a female customer and purportedly physically assaulting the man who recorded the incident.

In the video, the Starbucks employee repeatedly yelled at a woman who “misgendered” him. The transgender then attacked the man recording, telling him “give me your phone.”

Update: The Trans Starbucks employee has now been fired.

Starbucks UK spokesperson:

“The licensee has confirmed that the partner (employee) no longer works at the company. Starbucks has no tolerance for behaviour of this kind and we are very sorry for the experience that this… https://t.co/wT9Cn3V0Wa

— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) May 8, 2023

After the video went viral, the transgender employee has since been let go. According to the Daily Mail, A Starbucks spokesman said: “The licensee has confirmed that the partner (employee) no longer works at the company. Starbucks has no tolerance for behaviour of this kind and we are very sorry for the experience that this customer had.”

Authorities have also initiated an investigation. The statement reads:

“It is alleged that the staff member engaged in verbal aggression towards a customer on the premises, and later assaulted a member of the public who was recording the incident.”

REACTIONS:

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Hmmm. Wonder what made the employee think he could act that way.

— Salty Ma ✝️🇺🇸🇺🇸✝️ (@AJKM66) May 8, 2023

I will call it as I see it every time, don’t ask me to accept who you are when you don’t accept who you are yourself.

— John Macklin (@Johnnymack013) May 8, 2023

I can’t imagine @StarbucksUK is surprised at all about one of their employees attacking a customer after being misgendered. Dozens of trans Starbucks baristas have made tiktoks while at work about how they deal with these traumatic situations. pic.twitter.com/gsR3ntvneC

— Slarty Bartfast (@Poppy_yyyyyyyy) May 8, 2023