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Detroit Woman Injured, Humiliated after Security Guard Mistook Her for a Man
This story is somewhat stale if not for the escalating national controversy concerning gender identity. In June 2015, The Advocate covered a curious incident of violence against a woman [advocate.com] that occurred in January earlier that year. Cisgendered woman Cortney Bogorad was forcefully ejected from a Detroit Fishbone's restaurant, suffering several injuries.
Bogorad told news station WXYZ [wxyz.com] (autoplay video warning):
“As I came out of the stall, this gentleman - who was a security guard - came in the bathroom, and before I was even completely out of the bathroom he grabbed me by the arms and pushed me up against the wall, told me that boys aren’t allowed in this restroom," she says. "This could have happened to anybody. There are lots of females out there with short hair. some people might think we’re boys, but, at the end of the day, we’re not"
The Detroit Free Press also carried a description of the injuries [freep.com] she sustained:
The guard carried her to the front of the restaurant and physically threw her out onto Monroe Street, Bogorad said. Her upper torso was exposed to all of the patrons that were sitting inside the restaurant.
"... In the process she sustained physical damages including contusions, wrist injuries, shoulder injuries and scarring which required medical treatment," the lawsuit stated. "As a direct and proximate result of the defendants' wrongful acts, plaintiff not only suffered physical damages, but suffered severe embarrassment, humiliation, shock and mental and emotional distress and anguish."
Fishbone's [fishbonesusa.com] is a Cajun-style restaurant chain located in the Detroit area.
Here is my question, since many people recently have found themselves in various increasingly absurd demographics [ageofshitlords.com] with much gusto. Is violence against women who do not have traditional looks acceptable in the pursuit of determining another's "true gender" and which spaces are acceptable for them to enter?
