The female guard pushed the woman out of the store, telling her "You guys cannot keep coming in here... They did not pass the law yet."

Supermarket Guard Arrested For Assaulting Trans Woman Trying To Use The Bathroom

We’ve said again and again that the only people facing harassment and violence in public restrooms are trans people, and sadly the headlines are bearing it out.

A security guard at a supermarket in Washington, DC, was charged with assault after he reportedly forced a trans woman out of the ladies restroom.

NBC Washington

Ebony Belcher, 32, said she went to the Giant in Northeast to pick up a Western Union delivery, and asked a clerk where the facilities were. A female guard overhearing the conversation, came into the restroom after Belcher and forced her to leave.

“She opened the door and came in and started calling me derogatory names,” Belcher told NBC 4, adding that the unnamed guard told her, “You guys cannot keep coming in here and using our women’s restroom. They did not pass the law yet.”



The guard put her hand on Belcher’s shoulder and arm, grabbed her and forcibly pushed her out of the grocery store. Belcher, who says she suffers from Parkinson’s disease, reportedly almost fell during the altercation.

She contacted the DCPD afterward and the supermarket guard was arrested. Giant has refused to respond to inquiries, claiming “there’s an ongoing criminal investigation.”

h/t: Holy Bullies And Headless Monsters

