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Stripe is a shitty company. They openly discriminate against LGBT-oriented businesses by describing such businesses as "adult services" and withdrawing service

Stripe is a shitty company. They openly discriminate against LGBT-oriented businesses by describing such businesses as "adult services" and withdrawing service. A favourite hangout almost had to close its doors recently due to this crap.

edwinwee 4y ago
Would you be able to email me at edwin@stripe.com about what happened here?
- yifanl 4y ago
  Hah, is this some type of meta commentary about bad UI/UX in the service industry?
  - phist_mcgee 4y ago
    Could you please email me at p.mcgee@meta.com to discuss your UX complaint further?
    - xena 4y ago
      Could you please have this sentence make you breathe manually?
hackernewds 4y ago
This seems like a tagging mistake by a model or human tbh than a widespread policy
janmarsal 4y ago
Do they also discriminate against LGBT-oriented businesses that don't meddle with adult services such as porn and prostitution?
- deepspace 4y ago
  One of those is not like the other. Prostitution is illegal in most places, so I don't have any beef with them avoiding it. Porn is legal, and should not be discriminated against, but that's beside the point. The business in question was providing 100% legal services for adults, but nothing to do with either porn or prostitution. Are you saying it is ok to discriminate against a business just because their services are oriented towards adults and not children? If that is the case, then Stripe should also discriminate against "straight" bars and pubs, which is not the case.
  - janmarsal 4y ago
    No, that's not what I'm saying at all. Okay, let's cut the bullshit. What are these LGBT-oriented businesses exactly? I'm clearly trying to figure out whether being "LGBT-oriented" has anything to do with this decision by Stripe.
    - wbsss4412 4y ago
      It’s almost certainly the case that the parent commenter was referring to a gay bar.
shikoba 4y ago
What is a LGBT-oriented business? LGBT is about sexuality, hence...
- phist_mcgee 4y ago
  LGBTQ friendly businesses exist as a supportive space for likeminded individuals. This sort of thing has been around (openly enough) since the 70s.
  - shikoba 4y ago
    Could you cite an example?

edwinwee 4y ago

Would you be able to email me at edwin@stripe.com about what happened here?

yifanl 4y ago
Hah, is this some type of meta commentary about bad UI/UX in the service industry?
- phist_mcgee 4y ago
  Could you please email me at p.mcgee@meta.com to discuss your UX complaint further?
  - xena 4y ago
    Could you please have this sentence make you breathe manually?

hackernewds 4y ago

This seems like a tagging mistake by a model or human tbh than a widespread policy

janmarsal 4y ago

Do they also discriminate against LGBT-oriented businesses that don't meddle with adult services such as porn and prostitution?

deepspace 4y ago
One of those is not like the other. Prostitution is illegal in most places, so I don't have any beef with them avoiding it. Porn is legal, and should not be discriminated against, but that's beside the point. The business in question was providing 100% legal services for adults, but nothing to do with either porn or prostitution. Are you saying it is ok to discriminate against a business just because their services are oriented towards adults and not children? If that is the case, then Stripe should also discriminate against "straight" bars and pubs, which is not the case.
- janmarsal 4y ago
  No, that's not what I'm saying at all. Okay, let's cut the bullshit. What are these LGBT-oriented businesses exactly? I'm clearly trying to figure out whether being "LGBT-oriented" has anything to do with this decision by Stripe.
  - wbsss4412 4y ago
    It’s almost certainly the case that the parent commenter was referring to a gay bar.

shikoba 4y ago

What is a LGBT-oriented business? LGBT is about sexuality, hence...

phist_mcgee 4y ago
LGBTQ friendly businesses exist as a supportive space for likeminded individuals. This sort of thing has been around (openly enough) since the 70s.
- shikoba 4y ago
  Could you cite an example?