Subway fires employee for sexual orientation

[Sirotnikov]

http://queersunited.blogspot.com/2008/09/subway-fires-former-gay-porn-star.html

Friday, September 5, 2008
[b]Subway Fires Former Gay Porn Star[b]

"22-year-old gay porn star Kurt Wild was fired from his day job at a Subway restaurant outside of St. Louis when a customer recognized him and threatened to boycott the fast food joint if Wild wasn't fired.

Wild says in an email:

Hey everyone.

I just wanted to tell everyone that I was just fired from my work at subway because I have done gay porn. A customer said they wouldn't even eat there at subway anymore because of my past work and said that if I wasn't fired then they would boycott the store. What I say is, if one person can try to ruin me everywhere I work... maybe I should take a stand and boycott their store too if they can't let people's privacy be treated right. I should have the right to work anywhere I can and it isn't right or fair that people can keep me from working simply because of a "gay" issue. If a girl did what we do it would probably be ok.. and if a guy does straight porn.. he is bragged about. When I do gay porn, I feel a bit lynched for the rest of my life. Not right. Thanks for reading.
- Kurt Wild" (BGay.com)

People have the right to make their own choices, and Mr. Wild should not be fired from employment due to sexual orientation and his former career in pornography. Sadly the state of Missouri does not have employment protections for people based on sexual orientation so Subway did not violate any laws.

I urge you to join me in calling on Subway to apologize for firing Mr. Kurt Wild at one of their St. Louis locations and letting them know we will not stand for this type of discrimination.

(via fark.com)


Is this really something that is legal in the states?

[Lancer]

Which? The firing or a gay porn 'star' working at an eatery?

[gwillybj]

Each of the States has its own employment laws, so it may be true that the State of Missouri will not get Mr. Wild his job back.
On the other hand, there is the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) that could get involved and threaten to move its membership to boycott Subway coast-to-coast in protest of the firing.

[Kirnwaffen]

Question: How is it the customer recognized him? ...

[Sirotnikov]

this would never happen in israel i guess
also there would be very little people that care.

who cares what a subway clerk does in his free time?
unless... he gives you that special sauce...

also, odd that questions have not been raised about how exactly the complaining customer recognized the GAY PORN star :lol

[Elok]

Well, it's not clear from the article that the gayness is the main issue here. It might be the porn-star aspect. I suppose I'd be a bit weirded out eating a sub made by a dude I last saw having sex. If I somehow recognized a female porn star (unlikely, since--though nobody will believe me--I don't watch porn), I'd think twice about eating any sandwich she made. Even if I saw the sandwich made from start to finish and it never left my sight, I'd just have too vivid a mental image of my meal serving as a dildo.

With that said, it probably was about the gay, and yes, it is strange that this dude recognizes a gay porn actor and plays the moral outrage card.

[SlowwHand]

I suspect it's the porn. I wouldn't want a porn dude making contact with my food.

[Lancer]

Yeah, that's what I figured Sloww, particularly gay porn. I mean you're eating your sandwich...is that really mayo?

[Asher]

Five dollar footlongs

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
I suspect it's the porn. I wouldn't want a porn dude making contact with my food.

Even if his name was Nick da D!cK?

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by Lancer
Yeah, that's what I figured Sloww, particularly gay porn. I mean you're eating your sandwich...is that really mayo?

hmm..good point..better taste it

[Darius871]

Originally posted by Elok
If I somehow recognized a female porn star (unlikely, since--though nobody will believe me--I don't watch porn), I'd think twice about eating any sandwich she made. Even if I saw the sandwich made from start to finish and it never left my sight, I'd just have too vivid a mental image of my meal serving as a dildo.

What exactly is gross about the female porn stars?

[Elok]

You're comfortable eating a giant phallic symbol made by a porn star? I don't think I would be.

[Jaguar]

I can't speak for the customer who brought this up, obviously. But I would definitely be weirded out by a porn star of any sort making my food. Gay men in general, not at all.

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by Darius871


What exactly is gross about the female porn stars?

Certainly not A-T-M machines...

/me wonders who may get this