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.

    • xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      5 hours ago

      there’s always an incel trying to be a white knight….
      “oh m’lady, you’re so young, petite, and gorgeous, i will protect thee!”

      i will add that, trans women are much more vulnerable and at risk in a men’s bathroom than a cis woman is with a trans woman in the women’s restroom…

    • Vreyan31@reddthat.com
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      1 day ago

      That is how many cis men think, and we are talking about her risk going into a space where there frequently won’t be any other witnesses.

      It is not a weird thing to say, it is a relevant point.

    • CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al
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      1 day ago

      It makes her vulnerable. It’s hard for a woman that size to defend herself against someone far bigger.