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Transgender Student Arrested in Florida for Violating Bathroom Law, Believed to Be First Case

Marcy Rheintgen, a 20-year-old transgender student, was arrested for violating Florida's law barring transgender women from entering women's bathrooms in some government buildings.
Rheintgen was arrested after refusing to leave a women's restroom at the Florida State Capitol building, where she had entered to wash her hands and pray the rosary.
Rheintgen faces a misdemeanor trespassing charge punishable by up to 60 days in jail, and her arrest is believed to be the first under transgender bathroom restriction laws in any U.S. State with a criminal ban.

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Trans student’s arrest for violating Florida bathroom law is thought to be a first

A transgender college student declared “I am here to break the law” before entering a women’s restroom at the Florida State Capitol and being led out in handcuffs by police.

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Transgender student’s arrest for violating Florida bathroom law is thought to be a first

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM A transgender college student declared “I am here to break the law” before entering a women’s restroom at the Florida State Capitol and being led out in handcuffs by police. Civil rights attorneys say the arrest of Marcy Rheintgen last month is the first they know of for violating transgender bathroom restrictions passed by numerous state legislatures across the country. Related Articles Pentagon watchdog to re…

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Transgender student's arrest for violating Florida bathroom law is thought to be a first

A transgender college student declared “I am here to break the law” before entering a women’s restroom at the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee and being handcuffed by police.

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Transgender student's arrest for violating Florida bathroom law thought to be a first

A transgender college student declared I am here to break the law before entering a womens restroom at the Florida State Capitol and being led out in handcuffs by police. Civil rights attorneys say the arrest of Marcy Rheintgen last month is the first they know of for violating transgender bathroom restrictions passed by numerous state legislatures across the country.Capitol police had been alerted and were waiting for Rheintgen, 20, when she en…

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