No Penises in the Women's Bathroom
» Transgendered
The issue of a pre-operative transsexual using the women’s public restroom shows up in the news on and off. And if the establishment’s manager uses the PA system to make an issue of it the situation can get ugly. Take the example of unlucky Kyle “Tawnie” Riekena:
“If you have a penis, you should not go into the women’s bathroom,” Deshner said Tuesday. “I don’t care if you have a doctor’s excuse.”
Riekena always carries notes from her doctor and counselor. They explain her transsexual condition and give her the right to use the women’s bathroom, she said.
After Deshner made his announcement, Riekena and Deshner exchanged words. The next thing Riekena knew, numerous people pushed her out the door and onto the sidewalk. Then they hit and kicked her, she said.
“Imagine being pushed out a door and to your car by a tidal wave of human beings,” Riekena said.
Transsexual gets into scrape in Butte bar
Comments
Is the world swinging violently towards fascism?
Where did all these people who pushed her out come from and what species do they belong to? You can’t blame Bush for this - people need to start clearing their minds of all the pseudo-religious claptrap about sex and let others get on with their private and public lives without all this interference
I thought this was the 21st century
Posted by: abi rhodes | October 18, 2005 6:16 PM