She was arrested for breaking Ron DeSantis’ trans bathroom ban...

[Jessica_Rose]

She was arrested for breaking Ron DeSantis' trans bathroom ban. A judge just let her go free.


https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/she-was-arrested-for-breaking-ron-desantis-trans-bathroom-ban-a-judge-just-let-her-go-free/

A judge has thrown out the case of a 20-year-old trans woman who was arrested in Florida for washing her hands in a women's bathroom.

Prosecutors reportedly failed to meet the deadline for filing charging documents against Marcy Rheintgen after she was arrested while protesting the state's anti-trans bathroom ban. A Leon County judge granted her lawyer's motion to dismiss the misdemeanor trespassing charge.

In April, Rheintgen informed Florida lawmakers of her plan to enter the state's Capitol building and use the restroom, even including a photo of herself so they knew who to look for. She never thought police would actually arrest her, despite the fact that the move broke the 2023 law.

Nevertheless, two cops met her at the restroom, but she decided to go in anyway. At first, they told her they would just give her a notice to appear before the judge. But they then reported she became "sassy" and indicated she may use the women's bathroom again, so they arrested her.

Rheintgen then launched social media accounts where she spoke about her experience being put in a men's jail for a day after the arrest, as well as her trial in which prosecutors were seeking to imprison her for 11 months.