Transgender woman says she was asked for ID to use restroom, then kicked out of D.C. restaurant

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

Transgender woman says she was asked for ID to use restroom, then kicked out of D.C. restaurant

By Amy B Wang
June 24 at 3:47 PM

The weekend was supposed to be one long bachelorette party, kicked off with dinner and dancing at Cuba Libre, a lively Cuban restaurant and rum bar in downtown Washington.

Charlotte Clymer and “a large group of girlfriends” had converged at the restaurant Friday night to enjoy its club atmosphere and celebrate the upcoming wedding of two of their friends.

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That was posted after the night took a turn, following what Clymer calls an act of “blatant discrimination” at the restaurant that resulted in a call to police and ultimately caught the attention of the city’s mayor.

Sometime close to midnight Friday, Clymer made her way with a friend through Cuba Libre’s crowded hallways to use the women’s restroom. Before she could enter, however, Clymer said a male attendant stopped her — and her only — to request her ID.

“When I asked why, he said that ‘female’ must be on an ID to use the women’s restroom,” Clymer wrote. “I told him that’s nonsense, turned on my heel, and continued into the restroom.”

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2018/06/24/transgender-woman-says-she-was-asked-for-id-to-use-restroom-then-kicked-out-of-d-c-restaurant/

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I saw Charlottes posts on this. There was/is an anti Charlotte tag bashing her. I will not post the tag. But it sure looked like trolling posts.
Charlotte sure looks like someone I would want to spend time with for a coffee.