A transgender woman living in Saskatoon is looking for change after experiencing what she calls a "discriminating" incident involving gender and bathroom use.

Lexus Herman said it happened while she was out with a friend on Wednesday at the Northern Lights Casino in Prince Albert, Sask. It's a place she said she frequents only about once or twice a year.

"I went into the (women's) washroom and one of the floor ladies walked in after me and as I was doing my business in the washroom, I could see her walking really, really slow by my stall," explained the 26-year-old, who is originally from the Dene community of La Loche.

"I could see her eyes through the peek of the stall and she was staring, like, trying to look at me — how I was peeing."

Lexus Herman says change needs to take place after experiencing what she calls a "discriminating" incident involving gender and bathroom use. (Albert Couillard/CBC)

She said the casino employee immediately asked her for identification after she exited the facilities.

Herman presented her photo ID and assumed the employee was checking for her age, but instead focused on her name and gender.

"She said my boy name and my sex really loud," said Herman of the casino employee. "She never said my birth date or anything."

Shocked by what happened, Herman addressed the situation with the manager on duty. She said she left her name and number, and has yet to receive a response from the casino.

She also took to social media and posted her story to Facebook:

Herman posted her story on Facebook after experiencing what she calls a "discriminating" incident involving gender and bathroom use at the Northern Lights Casino. (Lexus Herman/Facebook)

Not the first time

According to Herman, this isn't the first time something like this has happened at that casino.

Four years ago, when there was no specified gender on her government-issued ID, she said she fell into a similar situation.

After coming out of the women's washroom, she said a casino manager told her that she couldn't use either washroom, male or female.

Filing a complaint

Herman said she is in the process of filing a complaint with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission.

"I still feel so shaky about it," she said of the most-recent incident. "It's very wrong."

Over the past six years, Herman has been in the process of transitioning from a male to female.

"I'm mentally changing, too. I've battled my own self. I don't need this from a business place like this," she said. "I'm scared enough to use washrooms."

Richard Ahenakew, general manager of the Northern Lights Casino, said the casino has been made aware of the complaint that was posted to Facebook but they have not received a formal complaint.

"We take all complaints seriously and, if we receive a complaint, we will follow our normal procedure and investigate the incident," Ahenakew wrote in an email to CBC News.

"We adhere to all human rights legislation and our casino welcomes all guests regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression."