"Lesbian.com" T-shirt gets Van Nuys woman kicked out of federal building in VAN NUYS, CA
Ed Note: The guard was hired by the Department of Homeland Security, the folks who are supposed to protect us from terrorists. Terrorists: not Lesbians.
VAN NUYS - A routine trip to the Social Security office Monday turned into 30 minutes of shock, disbelief and irritation for Lapriss Gilbert, who was forced to leave the federal building by a guard who objected to her "lesbian.com" T-shirt.
As she headed for a line to pick up a Social Security card for her son, Gilbert was stopped by a guard who said her T-shirt, naming an educational and resource Web site for gay women, was offensive.
She said the guard, who works for a private company hired by the Department of Homeland Security, demanded that she leave the building or face arrest.
"As an African-American and a lesbian, I haven't been through one day without facing some sort of discrimination ... but this is just shocking," said Gilbert, 31.
Lori Haley, a federal spokeswoman for the office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - which is under the Homeland Security umbrella - said the guard was out of line.
"We believe that the actions of the contract security guard were inappropriate and unacceptable - we have notified his company, Paragon, of our position in the matter," Haley said.
T-shirt gets Van Nuys woman kicked out of federal building
Contra Costa Times, CA



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glad to know that the Department handled the situation with Paragon!
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