Steve Thompson PhD<p>Brave "trans student’s arrest for violating Florida bathroom law is thought to be a first"</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/trans-students-arrest-violating-florida-bathroom-law-thought-first-rcna199697" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/t</span><span class="invisible">rans-students-arrest-violating-florida-bathroom-law-thought-first-rcna199697</span></a></p><p>Marcy Rheintgen, 20, faces a misdemeanor trespassing charge punishable by up to 60 days in jail.</p><p>“I wanted people to see the absurdity of this law in practice,” Rheintgen told The Associated Press. “If I’m a criminal, it’s going to be so hard for me to live a normal life, all because I washed my hands. Like, that’s so insane.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a></p>