Euphoria's Hunter Schafer Slams Club Over Transphobic Incident
Schafer, who is also trans, blasted the club on Instagram Live, where she filmed herself calling out the bouncer.“[You] said my friend could not come in because she’s trans,” Schafer tells the bouncer in a video posted on Twitter that’s been viewed more than 360,000 times. “You’re on live with 7 million people by the way,” she adds, referring to her Instagram followers.Schafer warns her followers to stay away from Silq, telling them “It’s not safe for transgender people.”During the video, a person asks Schafer if they can take a picture with her.
Schafer tells them “ Thank you. I’m actually really upset at this place right now,” adding that “they’re transphobic” and explains what happened.The person then says they’ll go someplace else.“F*** Silq,” Schafer says before wrapping up her Instagram Live with a mission for her followers: “Internet, do what you do.
Take them out.” In response to the incident at the club, Silq posted an apology to Schafer on Instagram.“Electronic music is love and not hate.
Anyone who does not respect the principles of electronic music has no place in our colorful world. We apologize at this point to Hunter Schafer and your company for the misunderstanding at our door in the night from Saturday to Sunday,” the club wrote, tagging Schafer. “This kind of thing has no place in our world and simply must not happen.
