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| - Wow. One week ago, I was visiting Cleveland, Ohio. Meeting my boyfriends wonderful family and plans had been made. We were to visit Hilarities on the 11th!
We went to an amazing German place, Hofbräuhaus, for dinner right before so right as we took our seats, the lights dimmed.
I forgot the name of the first comic but with a cocktail in my hand, my boyfriend right next to me, the stage lights on, I was excited for a great show! Then Sam Klima, the/a manager, approaches us and politely asks Serena, my boyfriend Danny's sister, to remove her feet from a chair in front of her. The chair wasn't being used but she put it back and all was fine.
The comic begins with a slow and steady start but when he gets to the gay jokes, I can't help but bust up!! This guy is hilarious! I'm laughing! Danny's laughing! His mom, Tina is laughing! Her boyfriend, Jerry is enjoying himself! Danny's sister Serena, her husband Brian and don't forget Melanie and Rich are all audibly accepting every incoming joke!! We were all enjoying ourselves heartily and we were all having a gay old time.
Then Sam Klima returns. Asking us to keep it down. KEEP IT DOWN. In a comedy club! I could not believe this. Danny and Jerry immediately ask to take this outside while the rest of us enjoy what we have paid for. FIFTEEN MINUTES PASS. Still no return.
The second comedian steps up and takes the stage. Five minutes into his act, Jerry returns and asks us to accompany him because my boyfriend Danny had been kicked out because of his belligerent behavior. We get up, get out and get ready to see Danny super stupid drunk.
I see him standing outside, arms crossed, an irritated grin has appeared on his face and when I approach him, in calm plain English (not belligerent at all) he explains that he asked the guard why when all of the jokes were being directed at us, when the comedian had singled us out in the audience and sang our praises why was the club so insistent that the gay corner get out.
I turned immediately to look at the security guard.
Now when people describe rabid animals, you know raging and foaming at the mouth, you figure that just pertains to animals. No no. A security guard at Hilarities exhibits the same traits! He was already screaming. He was already red. He had his taser gun out AND POINTED TO MY FACE. He then told us to back off because he could and was going to shoot.
I was so shocked that I continued closer. This could not be happening. You did not kick my boyfriend out for being loud. You are kicking us out because we're gay. The comic had only singled us out two minutes prior to being asked to tone it down. Literally he called us the gay corner when Klima arrived. This is the definition of discrimination. I continued moving closer and closer and he erupted. HE SLAPPED ME. A SECURITY GUARD SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE! The security guard at Hilarities not only slapped me but his swing followed through and struck Jerry in the nose.
Immediately I felt people holding me back and holding the security guard back. Ok firstly, I'm not a fighter. Hold me back all you want but I'm not running forward, I'm just there reeling from that smack. Secondly, I'm not in the wrong, I was smacked in the face. He was enraged, aggravated, trembling with fury before anyone had really said anything. For him to brandish a lethal weapon in my face, for him to get so consumed with anger when asked what the exact reasons he initially approached us for, and lastly for him to assault Jerry and myself so violently proves that this man needs to be fired. How can Sam Klima stand there and watch his security guard slap a gay man in front of him? Does Sam Klima feel the same way? Does the entire establishment know that a manager and the escort guard are homophobic?
The fact that not one person from management has reached out to compensate us for the price of the tickets or the fact that we have yet to receive an official apology after we've called and left messages proves to me that this establishment is ass backwards, excuse my French. I cannot and will not live in a world where this is tolerated. I will spread this like a wild fire until my words are heard. You do not slap someone and expect them to walk away with their tail between their legs. And you especially don't strike two.
Please spread the word on FB AND
Twitter that these people support physical violence to control the crowd.
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