Coffee Chain Faces Lawsuit Over Cancelled Author Event
Busboys and Poets is being sued after cancelling an event with author Jordan Randall. The legal complaint states the chain provided shifting reasons for the decision.
yahoo.comA lawsuit has been filed against the coffee chain Busboys and Poets after it cancelled an event featuring author Jordan Randall. The complaint alleges the cancellation followed objections to the author's novel, which includes a fictional gender transition storyline.
According to the legal complaint reviewed by the Daily Caller, the chain initially offered one explanation for dropping the arrangement and later provided different reasons.
These included statements that the book was transphobic and that Randall was writing about experiences he did not personally identify with. The complaint does not specify the date of the original booking or the exact timing of the cancellation. No statements from the company have been included in the filing reviewed so far.
The case remains in early stages with no court dates set.
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