WATCH: Transgender woman arrested for entering men's bathroom at Houston library
Posted on 22 Nov 2010 at 8:29pm
http://www.dallasvoice.com/watch-transgender-woman-arrested-entering-mens-bathroom-houston-library-1053384.htmlKTRK reports that a preoperative transgender woman in Houston was arrested last week for using the men's restroom at the city's main library.
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UPDATE: The Houston-based Transgender Foundation of America issued the following statement late Monday.
Houston, TX – November 22, 2010 – A young male-to-female transgender library patron named Tyjnae Moore was arrested and taken to jail on November 17 because she, in accordance with the Houston City Ordinance, used the female bathroom at the Jesse H. Jones Library in downtown Houston. A Houston Library security guard initiated the incident by informing an HPD officer that, "a man [sic] is in the restroom." The arresting officer took the patron to jail for the alleged offense of violating a State of Texas law which states, "It is unlawful for any person to use a restroom of the opposite sex unless given permission..."
