A barista who states he was verbally mistreated by a customer refusing to wear a mask can now pursue his dream of being a dancer after well-wishers contributed more than $75,000 (₤61,000).

Lenin Gutierrez was operating at a Starbucks in San Diego when he asked the customer, Amber Lynn Gilles, if she had a face covering.

In a video on Facebook, Mr Gutierrez stated Ms Gilles responded: “No, I don’t need one.”

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Lenin Gutierrez states his dream of being a dancer is ‘a thing’ now

Mr Gutierrez was going to show her the coffee chain’s policy on the topic, however rather of listening she “started cursing up a storm”, called people “sheep” and left, he stated.

She returned a couple of minutes later on, Mr Gutierrez added, requested his name and took an image of him prior to stating she was “calling corporate and started cursing some more”.

After she left once again, Mr Gutierrez believed “that was going to be the end of it”.

Consequently, nevertheless, Ms Gilles posted the photo she had actually taken of Mr Gutierrez on Facebook with the caption: “Meet lenen (sic) from Starbucks who declined to serve me trigger I’m not using a mask.

“Next time I will wait for cops and bring a medical exemption.”

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Amber Lynn Gilles’ Facebook post

Ms Gilles informed NBC7 in San Diego that she had actually not bothered any person, which she has actually gotten death risks as a result of the occurrence.

“I never threatened him, I just called him out on his actions,” she stated, including that she felt “denied and discriminated against”.

“I’m frustrated,” sheadded “It starts with coffee but it ends with mandatory digital certificates.”

A GoFundMe page was established to raise money for Mr Gutierrez’s “honourable effort standing his ground”.

Mr Gutierrez states he has actually been operating at Starbucks as a method of moneying his real enthusiasm – dance.

He has actually been teaching children, hoping to “change their life the way (dance) changed mine”.

In his video, he states “all the love and support” has actually been “so helpful”, including he is surprised that something that just lasted a couple of minutes might “get so big”.

The donations will assist make his dreams “a thing now”, he states, including: “Thank you so much.”

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