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Burger King employee allegedly chased and hurled racial slurs at married gay couple

It’s absolutely disgusting that people still need to worry about their sexuality offending others. A married gay couple in California state that they were not only called homophobic slurs but also threatened with a weapon and chased out of California Burger King by one of the employees.

The shocking incident unfolded last month on July 24, when Leo and Romiro visited the fast-food chain with their 2-year-old son.

“Our two-year-old son was hungry, so I decided to place an order using my Burger King app so we wouldn’t have to wait for the food and because it’s right off the freeway,” said Leo Mendez, who has been married to his partner for seven years now. Read the full story here ▶