Dallas gay bar fires manager for kicking out trans woman

A manager at a LGBT bar in Dallas, Texas have been fired after a transgender woman was refused service and forcibly removed from the venue.

JR’s Bar & Grill confirmed on Thursday (June 6) that a staff member had been terminated after video footage of a security guard confronting a trans woman was shared on social media.

Daniel Heredia posted two clips to Facebook, accusing the bar manager of refusing to serve his friend Blair Jirousek because she is trans.

“We came to JR’s to support some of the local queens we are both very familiar and friendly with,” Heredia wrote.

“Blair walked over to the front bar to order herself a drink. Right away the manager, Carter, asked for all three of our IDs. He grabbed Blair’s and studied it doing the most, handing it back and saying he wouldn’t serve us.”

“When we asked for an explanation he wouldn’t give us one.”

Trans woman had not yet updated ID

Heredia said that Jirousek, 23, has not yet been able to update her ID with the correct name and gender marker, but noted that all of her cards carry the same name.

“We tried explaining that and Carter had no interest in even trying to listen. It all felt like it stemmed from transphobia. He wouldn’t look at Blair or even treat her like a person.”

Heredia said that the group then left the bar, returning later on to watch the drag show. When another friend walked in, he was reportedly told: “I’m not going to serve you because you’re friends with her.”

“It all felt like it stemmed from transphobia. He wouldn’t look at Blair or even treat her like a person.”

—Daniel Heredia

“Then Carter proceeds to call security over to escort us out when we had just been minding our own business,” he continued.

“The security guard M. Lozano came over and also would not give us a single reason as to why we were getting kicked out.