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.

    • @lightnsfw@reddthat.com
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      610 days ago

      If only there was some kind of “stall” they could put in that would allow multiple people to be in the same restroom and maintain their privacy…

    • @sfu@lemm.ee
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      -310 days ago

      Um, you just add a door to the bathroom if it doesn’t have one. Then you put a lock on it, and a new sign. Very easy to do.