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Leslie Jordan comments on throwing his tea at homophobic thugs

Leslie Jordan comments on throwing his tea at homophobic thugs
Leslie Jordan comments on his recent altercation with a gang of homophobic thugs at a West Hollywood Starbucks.
Leslie Jordan comments on his recent altercation with a gang of homophobic thugs at a West Hollywood Starbucks.

I was hoping to remain silent on the incident at Starbucks but somehow the story found legs and has made its way into the press. I feel I owe my friends an explanation:

Truth be told it was “sweet” iced tea, not coffee. I am a “sweet” mannered Southern boy who was taught not to start a fight. Nobody ever told me I could not end one. I refused to sit and watch these hate crimes continue. I guess our work for equality is not done yet!

I’m being hailed a hero which is all well and good but I lost my temper. My heroes in life always kept their cool.

— Leslie Jordan’s recent Facebook post, addressing his confrontation with a gang of thugs who were bothering customers with a barrage of anti-gay slurs in a West Hollywood Starbucks

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