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Title: Bathroom debacle
Post by: Shana A on May 05, 2011, 08:00:16 AM
Bathroom debacle

http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2011/may/04/weekly-readers-respond/ (http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2011/may/04/weekly-readers-respond/)

Ninety minutes after the Weekly posted a story April 27 about a transgender guest being escorted out of the Cosmo and banned for life, the hotel administration issued us a statement saying they "regret any misunderstanding or inappropriate actions" and that the woman is welcome back at the resort "anytime." Online, the update and original story were recommended a total of 452 times, and readers responded with a mix of anger and optimism in the comments feed. Here are a few highlights:

I can pretty much guarantee if a transgender woman walked into the men's room and used it, there would be a lot more uproar. Maybe we biological females should start wandering into men's rooms at the Cosmo and see how they deal with it. —Ginger Bruner