The dghter of Bulle Whiskey’s founr says the distillery’s supposedly gay-iendly parent Diageo released her after she brought her lbian partner to a fay Thanksgivg. But lleagu are puzzled at the claim; they say she outed herself -- personally and profsnally -- years ago.
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- DGHTER OF 'BULLE BOURBON' FOUNR SAYS SHE WAS FIRED FOR BEG GAY
- BULLE BOURBON HEIRS CLAIMS SHE WAS FIRED BEE SHE’S GAY, BUT PANY SAYS OTHERWISE
DGHTER OF 'BULLE BOURBON' FOUNR SAYS SHE WAS FIRED FOR BEG GAY
The dghter of the man who found Bulle Bourbon says she was phed out of the pany for beg openly gay, spe the distillery's parent pany's rerd for beg the Human Rights Campaign's Bt Place to Work for LGBT Equaly for ne nsecutive Bulle, 43, alleged a seri of Facebook posts last week that she was fired om her posn as a brand ambassador for Bulle Bourbon—one she'd held for 25 years— December after she brought her longtime partner to Thanksgivg dner.
For the past , I have held the secrets … I should never have been put a posn to hi my fay’s homophobia or my pany’s placency orr to keep my job. So this anti-gay bias is strange, pecially to the liquor world. While Bulle don’t directly acce the top levels of Diageo of actively engagg homophobic behavr, she nsirs s executiv and managers plic wh her relativ and wonrs why the human relatns partment never tervened wh s ual diversy trag or safeguards.
BULLE BOURBON HEIRS CLAIMS SHE WAS FIRED BEE SHE’S GAY, BUT PANY SAYS OTHERWISE
As expected, many supporters are emergg om wh and outsi the gay muny. Facebook menters the hundreds are announcg their tentns to boytt the popular whiskey brand and more than one bar worker echo siar sentiments to the San Francis gay bar employee-owner who lls herself “Dottie Lux” and shared one of Bulle’s posts wh the ment, “While I don't have the power to immediately stop sellg this my bar, I will te everyone who orrs a bulliet (sic) drk.
23, 2016, rmg her of her sudn termatn after “tirels[ly]” workg to promote the brand for more than a subsequent posts, she also pots to her “fay’s homophobia” as the reason for her dismissal, cg their reluctance to ve Cher to fay gathergs, and their recent cisn to dis-ve Hollis and Cher om a Christmas gatherg.