'NO LONGER FEEL SAFE': Transgender influencer rejects meal at Disney World after being called 'sir'
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A transgender influencer is up in arms, once again, after being misgendered by a restaurant server.
Transgender woman Lilly Contino shared a video on her social media accounts that shows the influencer sitting in a Disney World restaurant wearing a cropped blue tank top, white jean shorts and pink Minnie Mouse ears with a blue bow.
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As Contino is presented with a “fancy” tower of different breads, the server at Tiffins Restaurant at Disney’s Animal Kingdom park accidentally misgenders her and refers to the influencer as “sir.”
The waiter quickly apologizes and continues to explain the components of the dish, but by then, Contino is over it.
Lilly explains on the video that being misgendered “totally sucks the joy out of this bread tower,” and she feels like leaving.
“I no longer feel, like, safe here,” Contino continued, adding, “My guard has to be up now.”
She added: “I’m not gonna enjoy this bread as much because my guard is up. We should be able to go places and not have to worry.”
Contino noted Disney should train workers to use the term “friend” or “not use gendered language.”
She then asks the server for the cheque and would no longer be eating the meal.
“Nothing was wrong with the bread, I just don’t wait it anymore. Just because they apologized doesn’t mean [I] don’t feel sad or offended.”
In the end, it appears Contino did not have to pay for the $18 Tiffins Signature Bread Service or drink, prompting many commenters to slam the content creator.
“My God, you’re so sensitive,” one person weighed in, while another added: “YOU make people feel uncomfortable.”
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Others noted the server sincerely apologized, but it never seems to be enough for Contino.
A scroll through Contino’s TikTok and Instagram accounts show many videos of the influencer being misgendered.
In 2023, a similar incident occurred at a restaurant in which Contino described being called “sir” like a “knife in the heart.”
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