(Casino.org) A Canadian gambler who identifies as non-binary took on a casino operator at a human rights tribunal. The dispute was over bathrooms, and the plaintiff lost. That’s according to Castanet, a British Columbia news portal.
Christopher Iversen was playing slots at 5:30 a.m. at an unnamed Gateway Casinos property when nature called, according to filings to the BC Human Rights Tribunal in Vancouver.
Iversen used the women’s bathroom after finding the men’s bathroom closed. Iversen then said they were approached by casino security, who asked to see their identification. Iversen was told, “according to your identification, you are not female,” and was accused of using the “wrong washroom.”
Iversen reported in tribunal filings that they felt “ridiculed” and “belittled.”
That’s after the casino manager informed them that “anyone who is transgendered must report to the customer service desk at the entrance to ‘check in’ to use the ‘other’ washroom.”
The casino then asked them to leave, according to Iverson.
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When Iversen escalated the case to the human rights tribunal, the casino offered a $7,000 settlement, promised to update its policy and training and issued Iversen a letter of apology.
Iversen rejected this, declaring the case to be “groundbreaking.”
