Woman Kicked out of Ladies Room

bignewsnetwork.com ^ | 06/06/08 | KTLA News

[TornadoAlley3]

BEVERLY HILLS -- A female songwriter says she was thrown out of the ladies room at the exclusive Beverly Hills Hotel because she was dressed like a man.

A tearful Tanya White says she was "shocked and humiliated" when she was forced to leave the woman's bathroom and escorted off the hotel's premises, even though a friend confirmed to hotel security she was, in fact, a woman.

The incident happened on September 23, 2007 when White was at the hotel for a birthday party for friend and actress LisaRaye McCoy.

'I felt under attack. What began as beautiful night ended up as one of the worst nights in my life. Ever since I was forced to leave the restroom, I have felt nervous and scared about using a public restroom," White says.

White was dressed in something she calls "the cat in the hat." She wore a white shirt, black blazer and black pants. She also wore a black knitted cap on her head.

She says she has dressed like this most of her life, but has never been forced to leave a restroom or any other place because of the way she dresses. "I felt dehumanized, especially because no one ever asked me any questions and never asked for my I.D.

To be called "it" and then forced to leave the restroom made me furious," White says. "I never want to be treated with such disrespect again because of how I choose to dress."

White and her attorney Gloria Allred, say they want the posh Beverly Hills Hotel to apologize and change its current policy about dress codes.

White says if she receives an apology from the hotel, she will not seek a financial settlement or file a lawsuit in the case.

White is a songwriter, producer and recording artist who has written songs for Janet Jackson, Babyface, and Seal.

The Beverly Hills Hotel has no issued any comment about the case.

[TornadoAlley3]

[FlingWingFlyer]

White says if she receives an apology from the hotel, she will not seek a financial settlement or file a lawsuit in the case.

I thought "financial settlements" were a major part of the "healing process."

[RexBeach]

Guilty!

[avacado]

"To be called "it" and then forced to leave the restroom made me furious," White says"

Drop the 'cat in the hat' look and show some cleavage. Problem solved.

[Chickensoup]

It is an unattractive man or woman.

[Chickensoup]

It is an unattractive man or woman.

[peggybac]

Of course, star and camera fu**er Gloria Allred is involved.

[river rat]

Once one grants any semblance of “normalcy” to the perverts - Pandora’s box is open....

The old rule of allowing anything that doesn’t frighten the horses must be modified - slightly!

[ClearCase_guy]

her attorney Gloria Allred

What a surprise.

[Brett66]

Sucks to be ugly I guess......

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

“The Beverly Hills Hotel has no issued any comment about the case.”

Que?

[dighton]

Woman Kicked out of Ladies Room

I’m more concerned about the kicked-out apostrophe.

[massgopguy]

“Dehumanized”? By being mistaken for a man. WE ARE HUMAN!!!!

[pgkdan]

I wouldn’t let her in either. If a woamn wants to dress like a man she shouldn’t be surprised when people think she’s a man.

[nkycincinnatikid]

Tanya, Buck up and take it like a man!

[DannyTN]

She should apologize for dressing and looking like a guy.

[mikeus_maximus]

“Back..Back...Dude looks like a lad-y...”

[ZX12R]

[TornadoAlley3]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015746/posts

Gloria and Tanya read about this case $$$

[San Jacinto]

I guess to only way to solve this is to have restrooms for “MEN”, for “WOMEN” and for “WEIRDOS”. She should know which one to use. I guess the “WEIRDO” one would have to have a sandbox, though.

[TornadoAlley3]

The incident happened on September 23, 2007

[Neoncon]

"...has written songs for Janet Jackson, Babyface, and Seal"

Ugh. She writes s---ty music, too.

[mollynme]

Well this wouldn’t have happened here in Colorado. Under our new law, she can use any bathroom she wants.

[TornadoAlley3]

The objective is to have gender neutral restrooms nation wide.

[excalibur1701]

Here’s an idea. Dress as your gender dictates, and you won’t have these issues!!!

[contemplator]

She's a man Baby!

[hoe_cake]

“Woman Kicked out of Ladies Room
I’m more concerned about the kicked-out apostrophe.”

LOL. RIGHT ON! LOL.

[dorben]

What began as beautiful night ended up as one of the worst nights in my life.

Being escorted off of private property because you did not think that shoving your choice down our throats is a bad thing ? Go write a song about it and go buy a life you self absorbed bitch .

[PGalt]

LOL! I clicked on the thread for some humor. Thanks. LOL!

[Blood of Tyrants]

So you can’t prevent a man dressed like a woman from entering the women’s restroom but you can prevent a woman dressed like a man?

Only in the land of fruits and nuts.

[arthurus]

This isn’t a guy?

[Loud Mime]

'I felt under attack. What began as beautiful night ended up as one of the worst nights in my life. Ever since I was forced to leave the restroom, I have felt nervous and scared about using a public restroom," White says.

And this was posted on FR on the anniversary of D-Day?
Dumb B should get a life....

[weegee]

Standing over the bowl was the giveaway. < /s >

[weegee]

White was dressed in something she calls "the cat in the hat." She wore a white shirt, black blazer and black pants. She also wore a black knitted cap on her head.

[OKIEDOC]

Listening to Rap Music will turn an airheads brain to Shiite.

[DCPatriot]

White and her attorney Gloria Allred, say they want the posh Beverly Hills Hotel to apologize and change its current policy about dress codes....oh....and $10 MILLION DOLLARS TOO!

[castowell]

First they kick out Axel Foley, and now this! What’s going on at the Beverly Hills Hotel?

[csvset]

Not hot. Guilty!

[Erasmus]

OK, here youse go, courtesy of the "new journalism:"

Woman Kick'ed out of Ladies Room

[Continental Soldier]

“I never want to be treated with such disrespect again because of how I choose to dress.”

Well, learn to dress appropriately. The humiliation you felt is part of the learning process for some. You want society to abandon it’s judgments in favor of the chaos of your attire, but there doesn’t seem to be any reason why it should.

[peggybac]