Woman mistaken for a man settles NY lawsuit

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1341998020080513
5/13/2008

"NEW YORK (Reuters) - A woman ejected from the female restroom after a
New York City restaurant mistook her for a man has settled her
discrimination lawsuit for $35,000, she said on Tuesday."


Posted on: May 13, 2008, 05:52:27 PM

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"People come in all shapes and sizes, and they shouldn't be discriminated against because they don't match someone's expectations of how masculine or feminine they should be," Farmer said in a statement.

I think that should sum it all up!! That's beautiful.

Lesbian Settles Harassment Case With NYC Restaurant

http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid54303.asp

A lesbian who was thrown out of the women's restroom of a Greenwich Village restaurant for looking too masculine reached a settlement with the establishment on Tuesday.

The Caliente Cab Company has agreed to pay Khadijah Farmer $35,000, though the restaurant still denies that a bouncer chased her out of the women's restroom June 24, according to Newsday . Caliente also agreed to add gender identity to its nondiscrimination policy.