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Guard Charged With Assaulting Transgender Woman Trying to Use Bathroom

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Confrontation escalated to physical violence.

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A security guard at a grocery store in Washington, D.C., was reportedly charged with simple assault after he had a "confrontation" with a transgender woman attempting to use the women's bathroom, according to NBC Washington. Sources with knowledge of the situation told the D.C. news outlet that the pair had physical contact when the security guard attempted to prevent the woman from using the women's restroom.

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