Transgender band to play at Andersons

AZFamily.com – By Claudia Rivero – 3TV reporter

He banned the transgender community from his Scottsdale nightclub and now the owner of Andersons Fifth Estate is back in the news.

For several months, Tom Anderson, owner of the poplar Andersons Fifth Estate nightclub, has found himself in a quandary.

?I’m dammed if I do, damned if I don’t,? he said.

It started when he decided to ban the transgender crowd from his club after receiving complaints about who was using the ladies’ bathroom.

?If you’re a man, then you cannot use the women?s restroom,” he said. “It’s a simple case of security for my women who use that bathroom.?