DallasVoice.com – By John Wright Staff Writer
Case illustrates need for Texas gender-marker law, LGBT advocates say
A local transgender woman who recently was denied access to a Louisiana casino is claiming discrimination.
But representatives from the casino and the state?s Gaming Control Board said establishments can bar people from entering if photos on their identifications don?t match their appearances.
Jody Pleasant, 31, of Dallas has been living as a woman for five years. On June 3, Pleasant, her male lover and two gay male friends went to Boomtown Casino & Hotel in Bossier City, La.
However, because Pleasant?s ID indicates that she?s male, the man working the door wouldn?t let her in, she said.