I'm recovering from a stem cell transplant and due to chemo I no longer have my long hair. I'm also immune compromised as the medications I take post transplant suppress my immune system and as a result I have to wear a mask while in public.
The owner of this store didn't recognize me and misgendered me by calling me "Sir" I politely corrected him and informed him that I'm recovering from Cancer. Instead of apologizing like a civil human being, he started screaming at me and holding a hand mirror to my face and said look, you look like a man. He obviously didn't recognize me as I over the last four years have done business there. When I reminded him who I was he acknowledged that he knew me but continued his tirade against me and said I sounded like and look like a man. I said either way, you should never scream at a customer. You could see the rage in his eyes and I felt threatened by him. A customer came and he asked for confirmation from that customer about my "man voice" and at that point I left the store. I would warn others not to deal with him. I'm still recovering from the trauma I received from this whole incidence and I'm very much afraid to walk by his store as I sense he could be violent. Beware as this man's behaviour suggests he's very anti LGBT! read more