Miami Herald.The women were arrested after a July 19 protest in downtown Miami and, along with more than 30 others, were charged with obstructing the roadway.They were taken to Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where Cruz said male staff tried to conduct her frisk search, and she had to continually state her gender identity amid questions about her genitals.“My genitals were just a topic of conversation throughout most of the night,” Cruz said. “It’s disgusting that genitals at the end of the day are the only validation in their eyes of what it means to be female.”She added: “They pointed at my genitals and said you have a penis, therefore you are going to be treated as a man.