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Restaurant Demanded ID From Trans Woman in Bathroom, Fined $7000
The incident happened in D.C., which has anti-discrimination laws.
A restaurant in Washington, D.C. has been fined $7,000 for asking a transgender woman for ID in order to use the bathroom.
Charlotte Clymer was at Cuba Libre for a bachelorette party last summer when she decided to make a quick trip to the ladies’ room. She said an employee followed her into the bathroom and a manager stopped her on the way out to request ID.
“When I asked why, he said that ‘female’ must be on an ID to use the women’s restroom,” Clymer said.
The D.C. Human Rights Act expressly states that discrimination on the basis of gender identity is against the law. This includes stopping people from using the bathroom that matches their gender.
Clymer attempted to pull up the law on her phone to show the manager, but he insisted she was wrong and was asked to leave.
Now, Cuba Libre will be required to pay the $7,000 fine as well as hold training for their employees to ensure that they are aware of and following the anti-discrimination act.
\u201cI\u2019d like to express my most heartfelt gratitude for @AGKarlRacine and his staff for pursuing this issue and doing their part to ensure that discrimination has no place in D.C.\n\nTheir work\u2014alongside the D.C. Office of Human Rights\u2014provides invaluable guidance and accountability.\u201d— Charlotte Clymer \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Charlotte Clymer \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1547662388
The restaurant has fired the employee and manager involved in the situation and apologized for what happened to Clymer.
“Our focus now is to help ensure safety for D.C.’s transgender community at all area restaurants,” said the statement released by the restaurant.
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Rachel Kiley is presumably a writer and definitely not a terminator. She can usually be found crying over queerbaiting in the Pitch Perfect franchise or on Twitter, if not both.
Rachel Kiley is presumably a writer and definitely not a terminator. She can usually be found crying over queerbaiting in the Pitch Perfect franchise or on Twitter, if not both.
