UPDATED: Guard Arrested, Charged for Trying to Stop Transgender Woman From Using Women’s Restroom
Washington D.C. Security Guard Could Face Hate Crime Charges
A female security guard at a Giant grocery store has been arrested after trying to prevent a transgender woman from using the women’s restroom. NBC Washington News4 reports the “confrontation escalated to shoving or pushing,” according to a source.
Security guard charged w/assault for trying to stop trans woman from using bathroom https://t.co/xjj2SwI4xx
— Justin Miller (@justinjm1) May 18, 2016
WUSA9 reporter Garrett Haake reports on Twitter the guard was charged with assault:
DC Police say a Giant store security guard has been charged with assault after trying to prevent a transgender woman from using ladies room
— Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) May 18, 2016
“Sources say the guard then pushed the woman from the bathroom area all the way to the store exit.” ABC7 reports.
ABC7’s Jennifer Donelan adds the security guard is female and “under investigation for hate crime for allegedly using homophobic slur.”
Sources confirm: FEMALE security guard charged w/simple assault after trying to stop transgender woman from using women’s bathroom @ABC7News
— Jennifer Donelan (@ABC7Jennifer) May 18, 2016
Sources confirm: security guard also under investigation for hate crime for allegedly using homophobic slur during the incident @ABC7News
— Jennifer Donelan (@ABC7Jennifer) May 18, 2016
UPDATE: 05.19.2016 11:17 AM EDT –
Added video at the top, and this, via Daily Mail:
The guard allegedly told her: ‘You guys cannot keep coming in here and using our women’s restroom. They did not pass the law yet.’
She said she suffers from Parkinson’s disease almost fell, hitting her head during the incident.
Image by Elvert Barnes via Flickr and a CC licenseÂ
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