MANILA, Philippines – A transgender woman who was prevented from using a women’s comfort room in a Quezon City mall created a stir Tuesday afternoon.
The Cubao, Quezon City police station said Gretchen Diez, 28, was about to enter the restroom at a mall in Araneta Center around 1 p.m. when she was accosted by a janitress.
GENDER CONFUSION – Transgender woman Gretchen Diez was turned over to Quezon City police station-7 after she was barred from entering a women’s comfort room in Quezon City. (Photo courtesy of QCPD Public Information Office)
Diez took a live video of the incident, which prompted the janitress to summon a security guard, who apprehended Diez.
Lt. Col. Giovanni Caliao, Cubao police station chief, told INQUIRER.net in a text message that the janitress planned to file charges of unjust vexation against Diez but later backed out.
Caliao added that Diez’s is likewise not keen on filing a complaint against the janitress.
“Hindi na po magfile ng kaso sa isa’t isa yung magkabilang panig,” Caliao said. /gsg