Summary

Marcy Rheintgen, a 20-year-old transgender college student, was arrested at the Florida State Capitol after intentionally entering a women’s restroom in protest of the state’s transgender bathroom law.

Civil rights lawyers say it is the first known arrest under such laws in any U.S. state.

Rheintgen faces a misdemeanor trespassing charge and could face up to 60 days in jail.

Florida is one of only two states to criminalize such acts.

  • @PunkRockSportsFan
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    622 hours ago

    When I was a younger man and lived on the road I exclusively used the women’s restrooms to shit.

    They were usually cleaner.

    Except for Philly. Philly punkes 20 years ago seriously used to have no rules. Or clean bathrooms.

    • TheRealKuni
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      311 hours ago

      On the road, sure.

      But when I worked at a restaurant it was consistently the women’s restroom that was more work to clean.

      • @nomy@lemmy.zip
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        110 hours ago

        Yeah I worked janitorial in retail years ago and the womens bathrooms were absolute war zones compared to the mens. Frankly I’ve heard the same enough times to doubt the other commenter is basing their comment in fact.

        • TheRealKuni
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          110 hours ago

          Depends. At like, rest stops and gas stations I’d believe it because the clientele will skew male, so just by sheer number you’re more likely to get people who won’t treat the bathroom with respect.