Chrissy64_uk
04-05-2009, 02:53 PM
Sierra D. Broussard, 28, of Appleton, filed a civil suit against Park Central, a downtown Appleton nightclub, claiming she was denied admission June 21, 2008, because she is black and a transsexual.
Broussard, previously known as Slade Michael Broussard, said she was twice denied entrance to Park Central, 318 W. College Ave.
The civil suit said an employee told her if she "used either bathroom it would cause confusion for the other patrons," and that she should go to another club, one that caters to "her kind."
Her name and appearance identifies her as a woman, but her identification lists her as a man, and she said she doesn't plan on having the necessary surgery to complete her transformation from male to female.
What's new
Concepts Unlimited Inc., the owner of Park Central, and its owners, Charles A. and Lynn McCarrell, filed its response to the lawsuit, denying that Broussard was denied admission because she is black or transgender.
They admit she was not allowed to use the men's or women's bathrooms because it would cause confusion for their customers.
They also deny the refusal caused her economic losses or mental and emotional distress and embarrassment, and deny that Outagamie County courts are the proper venue and jurisdiction for the lawsuit.
The case has been assigned to Judge Mitch Metropulos, but no hearing date has been scheduled.
Broussard, previously known as Slade Michael Broussard, said she was twice denied entrance to Park Central, 318 W. College Ave.
The civil suit said an employee told her if she "used either bathroom it would cause confusion for the other patrons," and that she should go to another club, one that caters to "her kind."
Her name and appearance identifies her as a woman, but her identification lists her as a man, and she said she doesn't plan on having the necessary surgery to complete her transformation from male to female.
What's new
Concepts Unlimited Inc., the owner of Park Central, and its owners, Charles A. and Lynn McCarrell, filed its response to the lawsuit, denying that Broussard was denied admission because she is black or transgender.
They admit she was not allowed to use the men's or women's bathrooms because it would cause confusion for their customers.
They also deny the refusal caused her economic losses or mental and emotional distress and embarrassment, and deny that Outagamie County courts are the proper venue and jurisdiction for the lawsuit.
The case has been assigned to Judge Mitch Metropulos, but no hearing date has been scheduled.