{"id":257988,"date":"2023-02-06T06:51:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T12:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=257988"},"modified":"2023-02-06T11:52:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T17:52:54","slug":"non-binary-gambler-loses-human-rights-case-on-restroom-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/non-binary-gambler-loses-human-rights-case-on-restroom-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-Binary Gambler Loses Human Rights Case After Using Women\u2019s Restroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">A Canadian gambler who identifies as non-binary took on a casino operator at a human rights tribunal.\u00a0 The dispute was over bathrooms, and the plaintiff lost. That\u2019s according to <i>Castanet, <\/i>a British Columbia news portal.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_258096\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-258096\" data-style=\"width: 1424px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-258096 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-06-at-11.51.15-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1424\" height=\"962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-06-at-11.51.15-AM.png 1424w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-06-at-11.51.15-AM-858x580.png 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screen-Shot-2023-02-06-at-11.51.15-AM-430x290.png 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1424px) 100vw, 1424px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-258096\"class=\"text-description\">Illuminated signs display male and female bathrooms, above (photo is not from the Gateway Casino in question). Christopher Iversen claimed Gateway Casino staff asked them to leave the establishment after using the women\u2019s restroom. The casino denies the claim. (Image: iStock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Christopher Iversen was playing slots at 5:30 a.m. at an unnamed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/leisure-acquisition-says-no-thanks-to-gateway-casinos-deal\/\">Gateway Casinos<\/a> property when nature called, according to filings to the BC Human Rights Tribunal in Vancouver. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Iversen used the women\u2019s bathroom after finding the men\u2019s bathroom closed. Iversen then said they were approached by casino security, who asked to see their identification. Iversen was told, \u201caccording to your identification, you are not female,\u201d and was accused of using the \u201cwrong washroom.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Iversen reported in tribunal filings that they felt \u201cridiculed\u201d and \u201cbelittled.\u201d That\u2019s after the casino manager informed them that \u201canyone who is transgendered must report to the customer service desk at the entrance to \u2018check in\u2019 to use the \u2018other\u2019 washroom.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">The casino then asked them to leave, according to Iverson. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><b><span style=\"color: black;\">Divergent Accounts <\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Gateway\u2019s version of events differed wildly, the tribunal noted. <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">The company, which operates <\/span><span style=\"color: #202124; background: white;\">23 casinos in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario<\/span>, denies Iversen to leave.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #202124; background: white;\">Gateway claimed it asked Iversen to move the conversation to the casino lobby after Iversen became \u201cangry and agitated\u201d when security queried their use of the women\u2019s washroom. Staff also informed them that <\/span><span style=\"color: black; background: white;\">a single, non-gendered washroom was available<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #202124; background: white;\">But Iversen threatened to sue the casino and inform the media, claiming Iversen knew high-ranking government officials and would \u201cget rich\u201d from the situation, according to Gateway\u2019s account. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #202124; background: white;\">Far from being thrown out, Iversen remained writing notes and taking selfies for up to 15 minutes before finally leaving of their own accord, the operator claimed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #202124; background: white;\">Iversen sent a letter of complaint to the casino 11 months later. The casino manager replied and apologized, adding that discriminatory behavior was not condoned at the establishment. The two parties then entered mediation, which failed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><b><span style=\"color: #202124; background: white;\">$7K Settlement Rejected<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: #202124; background: white;\">When Iversen escalated the case to the human rights tribunal, the casino offered <\/span><span style=\"color: black;\">a $7,000 settlement, promised to update its policy and training and issued Iversen a letter of apology. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Iversen rejected this, declaring the case to be \u201cgroundbreaking.\u201d They said unless it was heard by the tribunal, other businesses would be able to do the same. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><strong><span style=\"color: black;\">The tribunal disagreed, determining that the case involved a &#8220;single, relatively brief incident,&#8221; which was without \u201cidentity-related insults, violence, or harassment.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: black; background: white;\">\u201cThe non-monetary remedies demonstrate that Gateway took the complainant&#8217;s allegations seriously and reflect an intention to avoid future events,\u201d the tribunal panel wrote. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; background: white;\"><span style=\"color: black; background: white;\">The $7,000, which the panel described as \u201creasonable,\u201d remains on the table. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Canadian gambler who identifies as non-binary took on a casino operator at a human rights tribunal.\u00a0 The dispute was over bathrooms, and the plaintiff lost. That\u2019s 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":258096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81887,62,60],"tags":[13597,84901,84900],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Non-Binary Gambler Loses Human Rights Case on Restroom Use<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Non-binary gambler takes Gateway Casinos to the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal over use of women\u2019s bathroom.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Non-Binary Gambler Loses 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