Transgender woman says officer challenged her for using women’s restroom during early voting

TUCKER, Ga. - DeKalb County police have launched an internal investigation after a transgender woman says an officer confronted her for using the women’s restroom at a public library in Tucker.

Tucker Library bathroom encounter

What we know:

The incident happened Oct. 20 at the Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library, where early voting was underway.

Sasha Swinson, a regular visitor to the library, says she had just finished using the restroom when a police officer on duty stopped her.

Officer to transgender woman: 'But you're not a woman'

What they're saying:

"I use the restroom, the women’s restroom, like I have been for months, if not years," Swinson said. "He says, ‘Excuse me, sir.’ So, misgendering me right away, just goes, 'But you're not a woman. That's obvious.'"

Swinson says she tr