HUMINGI ng paumanhin Lunes ng gabi ang transgender na si Jude Bacalso sa management ng restaurant sa Cebu kung saan isang waiter ang tumawag ng “sir” sa kanya.
Sa Facebook post, sinabi ni Bacalso na na-“settle” na umano sa pagitan niya at ng management ang usapin.
“Earlier today, I sat down to quietly settle the matter with the restaurant management, one crew and the store supervisor who were present last night. The waiter I had a disagreement with was not present. After each one of us aired our sides, I am happy to share that we have agreed to pursue together more inclusive practices in the restaurant,” ayon sa transgender.
Humingi rin siya ng paumanhin sa waiter sa pangyayari na aniya ay hindi sana naisapubliko kundi ito inilabas sa social media nang walang paalam.
“I also realized that in the impassioned pursuit of my advocacy, I could have done with a little measure of kindness, sadly quite absent in the ruckus this has all unnecessarily created when it was made public without our knowledge. I made a personal apology to the group present, and requested if I may do so for the concerned waiter. I am also making it very public with this post, as it has become quite public fodder,” sabi niya.
Gayunman, iginiit ng transgender na kagustuhan ng waiter na tumayo nang dalawang oras sa harap niya.
“I would like also to reiterate that I did not demand that the waiter stand for the whole length of time, as I was explaining my side of the gender sensitivity issue, it was he who chose to stand in front of me as we waited for input from management, who I attempted to contact,” wika niya.
Umaasa naman si Bacalso na may natutuhan ang lahat sa insidente.
“My apologies also to the rest of the staff who are disheartened by the way things have escalated, as well as to the customers present at that time. This is a huge chunk of humble pie that I must ingest, because I have erred. May we start here with, as the supervisor pointed out, an uphill path to reconciliation and we hope you will be able to allow us and yourselves to do so unhampered so we may all learn and heal from this,” sambit niya.
