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.

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    7 hours ago

    Someone needs to start printing up massive numbers of posters with that picture of her face and in large bold lettering: “ARRESTED FOR ENTERING A WOMEN’S RESTROOM”

    Plaster that shit all over the state. Let people see just how ridiculous and cruel the law is.

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      5 hours ago

      “He was posing as a women for years, just so he could get into ladies rooms to rape our beautiful MAGA women!” -MAGA Nazis.

      Why does he need to “pose” as a woman to do that? Every rapist I’ve ever heard of was able to practice their hobby without going trans.