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Customer leaves anti-gay remark in lieu of restaurant tip.

(Dayna Morales)

BRIDGEWATER — A local restaurant customer showed her disapproval of her servers' 'lifestyle' by stiffing her, leaving an anti-gay note in place of a tip, according to a post on the 'Have A Gay Day' Facebook page.



Dayna Morales, a former Marine and a server at Gallop Asian Bistro in Bridgewater, shared her experience online Wednesday after she went to take payment for a $93.55 restaurant check and was surprised to see her tip consisted of a note scrawled in the margin of the receipt, the post said.

"I'm sorry but I cannot tip because I don't agree with your lifestyle and how you live your life," the receipt said, according to photo attached to the post.

Morales posted her story on the LGBT-friendly Facebook page, saying the the customer, a mother of two children, was shocked by her short hair.

"I am THOROUGHLY offended, mad, pissed off and hurt that THIS is what her kids will grow up learning and that I served in the Marines to keep ignorant people like them free," Morales wrote on Facebook. "Sorry, lady but I don't agree with YOUR lifestyle and the way you're raising your kids but you didn't see me throwing that in your face and giving you shitty service. Keep your damn mouth shut and pray we never cross paths again."

Morales could not immediately be reached for comment.

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