Posted on 05/03/2016 4:29:23 PM PDT by nickcarraway
"You didn't look like a girl when I saw you enter," man says
A North Texas woman said she was followed into a public restroom at a hospital by a man who didn't believe she was female.
Jessica Rush said it happened last Thursday while she was being treated for an injured arm at Baylor Medical Center in Frisco. Rush, who is from The Colony, said she was about to enter a stall when she noticed a man following her into the restroom.
"It scared me at first," said Rush. "My first thought was I'm about to be attacked because I am a 5 foot, 3 [inch tall] female."
Rush then flipped on her smart phone and recorded a quick conversation with the man:
MAN: "You didn't look like a girl when I saw you enter, I thought it was..."
RUSH: "A boy?"
MAN: "Yeah."
Rush said she wore athletic clothing and a baseball cap. She said the incident angered Rush and her wife.
"I understand one thing if you're a cop of the Dallas Police Department but some random guy coming in I think is absolutely absurd and inappropriate," said Rush. NBC DFW reached out to Baylor Medical Center's Media Relations Department. A spokesperson said they could not verify if the incident happened at one of their facilities and had no other comments.
The encounter comes as the intersection of bathrooms and gender has become a flashpoint across the country since North Carolina passed a law that requires people use bathrooms that correspond to their genders at birth.
Several state legislatures are considering similar bills, according The Associated Press.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has said he would support legislation for a so-called "bathroom bill" in Texas.
Equality Texas, the state's largest LGBT lobbying organization, has said such policing is akin to "searching for a problem" and transgender people are more likely to be victims of assault than perpetrators.
MAN: "Yeah."
So... the guy normally follows boys into restrooms. Ain't that sweet.
And how long is this nonsense going to go on?
Actually, that’s how they do it in Sweden. The wash basins are co-ed, but the stalls are just like your pic.
From what I’ve seen of some Trump supporters, it’s not mean at all and was rather tame compared to what I’ve seen here lately. In poor taste, sure, but mean, not even close.
I would prefer it this way. Instead of one big room with several stalls, just individual rooms.
Rather clean looking considering that men have peed all over the seat.
Would you like some cheese with that whine? :>D
No whine here but I’ll take a clothespin for my nose!
The article neglects to mention the man’s mom had just walked into the bathroom, so he was concerned about her.
Yep. We need genitals check stations and tsa agents at every restroom in America. Build separate, single occupant johns, or leave it like it is now. Genital checks...how else can you know for sure with those trying hard to look like the other sex?
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