A lesbian who was
ejected from the women's restroom at a Greenwich
Village restaurant for looking too masculine is suing the
establishment. Khadijah Farmer, joined by her
girlfriend and two others, went to dinner after the
pride march on June 24. While she was using the bathroom at
the Caliente Cab Company, a bouncer burst in and
banged on her stall door after a customer complained
that a man was in the women's bathroom.
She was later
escorted to her table and told to leave by the bouncer, the
Associated Press reports.
The Transgender
Legal Defense and Education Fund has taken her case and
is demanding that the restaurant staff train its staff not
to discriminate on the basis of gender identity and
expression. (The Advocate)