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Transgender Veteran Ticketed For Using Women’s Bathroom In Texas | Police in Texas ticketed a transgender veteran Paula Witherspoon for disorderly conduct after she used the women’s bathroom at a hospital, Dallas Voice reports. “The ticket lists Witherspoon as a man and her name as Paul. But Witherspoon provided a copy of a letter from her clinical psychologist at the Dallas VA Medical Center, Gloria J. Emmert.” The letter states: “As a frequent visitor to the Dallas VA Hospital, she is expected to use facilities consistent with her external presentation, which is female,” Emmert wrote. “Please assist this Veteran by supporting the application of this ethical approach in all Dallas settings.” Officials at the hospital say that “the incident is currently under review.”