Autistic Boy in Girl's Bathroom Angers Theater: It's Not 'Transgender'
autistic son, who cannot use the restroom alone, to the women's restroom at the theater.According to the lawsuit, which was provided to Newsweek, there were no family bathrooms at the movie theater and after Gallinaro took her son to the women's restroom, she was told by the manager, Nicole J.
Nicolet, that her son shouldn't be in there."This [referring to the women's restroom] is not a transgender bathroom," the lawsuit said.Following the comments about the restroom not being a "transgender bathroom," Gallinaro's lawyer, Armen McOmber, told Newsweek on Thursday, "That's not what this was about.""The problem is, this person, this manager, wasn't trained, didn't understand what she was looking at..barked at them," McOmber told Newsweek.According to McOmber, after Gallinaro and her son were told to leave, the manager left the area and an assistant manager, who was named in the lawsuit as Defendant Brandon M.
Mansueto, eventually called the police to the theater.The lawsuit states that Mansueto told Gallinaro that he "didn't agree" with what Nicolet did and that he was "not with her.""As a direct result of the foregoing harassing and discriminatory conduct, Defendants have not only ruined Plaintiffs' beloved pastime of attending Corporate Defendants' Hazlet location, but also, irretrievably traumatized Minor Plaintiff J.G.," the lawsuit said.According to McOmber, despite the manager's response, others in the movie theater had no issue with Gallinaro taking her son into the women's bathroom and one woman inside the restroom smiled at them."It's just ridiculous.
