Lesbian teen thrown out of McDonald’s ‘after being mistaken for boy in ladies toilet’
By Ben Kelly
A 16-year-old girl claims she was asked to leave a McDonald’s in Hull, after staff mistook her for a boy using the women’s toilets.
Ny Richardson, who identifies as a lesbian, claims she was asked to leave the fast food chain, after she couldn’t provide ID to prove her gender.
“I ordered my food and left it with my girlfriend as I went to the toilet,” she told The Hartlepool Mail.
“When I was in there, someone told me to get out and when I sat back down, the manager came over and told me that I needed to leave because I have been in the girls’ toilet.
“I said to him, ‘Why do I need to leave? I’m a girl, can you not tell by my voice?’
“He then asked me to show some ID, but when I didn’t have any he told me to get out and he rang the police.
“I’m used to being accused of being a boy, but this time I was humiliated in front of the whole restaurant. I think his attitude was disgusting and I’m still angry about it now.’
A McDonald’s spokesman said: “We can confirm a group of individuals were asked to leave our St Andrew’s Quay restaurant, following several complaints about inappropriate behaviour.
“This group has been asked to leave the restaurant on numerous occasions over the past few days, culminating in the police being called on Tuesday evening. These actions have been taken due to unacceptable behaviour only.”
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