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[-] 0li0li@lemmy.world 301 points 3 weeks ago

Turns out the male in the women's bathroom was the security guard, instead.

[-] clonedhuman@lemmy.world 129 points 3 weeks ago
[-] andros_rex@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago

So women won't be able to even take a piss without being under the control of armed men. It's almost as though they're using trans people as an excuse. . .

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[-] Beldarofremulak@discuss.online 20 points 3 weeks ago

When I was a kid I thought fancy ladies rooms had butler dudes in them too

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 19 points 3 weeks ago

I'll be honest, it never really crossed my mind that the ladies room attendant was a chick, I never really put much thought into that one.

Also too, BECAUSE IT'S JUST A DESIGNATED PLUMBED ROOM TO TAKE A SHIT, NOT A FUCKING THING TO BE POLITICIZED.

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[-] flandish@lemmy.world 220 points 3 weeks ago

better title: security guard sexually assaulted a patron.

[-] NotAnotherLemmyUser@lemmy.world 155 points 3 weeks ago

From the article:

On Tuesday morning, The Liberty Hotel said it has finished an investigation into the incident and "the security officer is being suspended from their position." It said all staff are being retrained "on inclusive practices and guest interaction protocols." The hotel is also making a donation to a local LGBTQ+ organization.

[-] zaph@sh.itjust.works 99 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Dagnet@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Draegur@lemm.ee 15 points 3 weeks ago

This shit happened in my state. I am low key tempted to figure out who that is, book a trip to Boston coinciding with that dipshit's return to service, and aggressively "transvestigate" their nasal cavity with pepper spray before I give their teeth an exclusive meet and greet with a curb.

[-] Catma@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago

Pretty sure inclusion training is now illegal in the US

I live in Boston. My parents have stayed at that hotel before while visiting me. I’m going to tell them to not consider it going forward.

[-] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 43 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The Hotel suspended the asshole guard and is doing a bunch of things to try to make amends and you want to punish them?

Edit: and they are doing all of his in an America lead by an administration that is actively trying to punish any company or organization that even whispers inclusivity or acknowledges LGBTQ+ people and causes.

They should have fired him tbh

[-] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

Probably union or a proceedure to work thru.

[-] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

Someone also suggested he might be under a contracted company. There are a number of reasons they might not be able to outright fire the asshole.

[-] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

Backpedal and save face (and pay lip-service)

[-] Archangel1313@lemm.ee 126 points 3 weeks ago

"For gender nonconforming, lesbians, women in general, being harassed in public restrooms is a tale as old as time. I do think the surge in national anti-trans rhetoric is contributing to an increased policing of women's bodies and their expression of gender," Selvaggio said.

And yet, terfs will blame trans folks for this trend, instead of the anti-trans culture they themselves contribute to.

[-] kautau@lemmy.world 51 points 3 weeks ago

Yup, the terfs in line couldn’t imagine a woman exists who didn’t look like their version of a woman to them since she didn’t follow every trend of what “being a woman” should look like based on social media, most likely.

Baker was born a woman and identifies as a woman. But, she said she was escorted out of the restroom and then comments were directed at her from other women waiting in line.

"Someone said, 'Get him out of here,' referring to me. 'He's a creep,' also referring to me," Baker said.

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[-] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 62 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

GUARD: SHOW ME YOUR PUSSY!

GIRL: No, get out of the girl’s bathroom. I’m calling the police.

GUARD: then… PROVE YOUR GENDER?

[-] s08nlql9@lemm.ee 26 points 3 weeks ago

Sounds like a script from a pron movie

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[-] alekwithak@lemmy.world 58 points 3 weeks ago

Exactly the type of people empowered by the current administration.

[-] Stovetop@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago

Even then, though, this shit doesn't fly here.

Shouldn't have happened at all, but at least the hotel fired the shitfucker and tried to make this right, while in other parts of the country this behavior would have been celebrated.

[-] CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 29 points 3 weeks ago

It just says he was suspended not fired.

[-] theLetterJ 18 points 3 weeks ago

Also depends on if the security was contracted. If so, then the hotel can ask for a personelle change but isn't responsible for their employment. The contractor would just relocate the guard if they don't fire him.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 56 points 3 weeks ago

That security guard should be fired.

[-] Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 43 points 3 weeks ago

Arrested for violating the woman's civil rights.

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[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 43 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

We should all misgender every MAGAt male who enters the men’s bathroom. And tell them that pussies are not allowed in there.

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[-] febra@lemmy.world 39 points 2 weeks ago

God forbid you take a shit in the vicinity of someone with different genitalia. The entire bathroom debacle is straight up childish.

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[-] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 36 points 2 weeks ago

So Tomboys and Butch women are illegal now, got it.

why not just rip the bandaid off and start saying only blonde white women are good, you've got Vince McMahon's wife in the inner circle afterall..

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[-] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 34 points 2 weeks ago

Carry pepper spray, end these interrogations as quickly as they begin.

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[-] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 30 points 2 weeks ago

If someone confronts you in a hateful way about your gender like this, maybe you suddenly become afraid for your safety (valid!) and spray them in the face with pepper spray.

When people ask what happens say you became afraid the stranger was trying to hurt you and put your body under threat because they were.

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[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 25 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

i knew a person that was misgendered, and was questioned by AA person why she went into the womans bathroom because she was wearing a shoes and some clothes that men wear.

[-] Nelots@lemm.ee 21 points 2 weeks ago

She was wearing SHOES??? How dare she. Cross dressing is getting out of hand.

[-] prole 15 points 2 weeks ago

AA? Alcoholics Anonymous?

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[-] altphoto@lemmy.today 24 points 3 weeks ago

Texas security guard on a grayhound: ma'am, are you pregnant or a fat guy?

Guy: Dude, its a bus! Everyone goes in the same toilet when its a bus! Wanna see my pee pee?

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[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 22 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

"The Liberty Hotel is and always will be an ally of the LGBTQ+ community..."

With allies like that...

[-] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

While bathroom bills are explicitly aimed at trans folk, generally it's the non-gender conforming cis crowd that actually gets challenged IRL. Which isn't a bug, but a feature to control and enforce two clean arbitrary distinctions. Almost always some poor butch lesbian being accosted by the gender police and told to pee safely they need some makeup.

There is more to being a man than a tie, and more to being a woman than a dress. Humand are infinitely more complex than those old strict boundaries. This sort of attack is just a impotent attempt to force back the 1920'e statud quo.

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[-] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Disappointed but not surprised that the sexual assailant in this article has not been charged with anything yet, let alone sexual assault...

Calling someone a creep for not matching your gender appearance expectations, as at least one of the women in line for the bathroom did to this lady, is also arguably sexual harassment. But nobody's going to bring any consequences against the woman that did that. Typical cis woman weaponizing false victimhood and then disappearing into the background with zero consequences and possibly zero self reflection.

[-] cybervseas@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

Aww that's gross. I thought the Liberty Hotel is a fun place. Also…y'know…liberty…

[-] dugmeup@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago

They are at liberty to demand you show your genitals

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[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 16 points 2 weeks ago

Imma gonna start calling these fools the twat pigs. Even "genital police" sounds too dignified

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