A cisgender woman in Arizona is speaking out after she says she was harassed by cops in the womens restroom of a Tucson Walmart late last month.Kalaya Morton, 19, of Phoenix, says she and her ex-girlfriend were using adjacent stalls in the stores womens restroom when two male sheriffs deputies entered. Related Lauren Boebert freaks out over a guy in womens bathroom. She was completely wrong. They were flashing lights on our feet and saying, You have to get out of here. You have to come out. We need to talk to you, Morton told Advocate. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Morton, who identifies as a stud queer slang for a Black masculine-presenting lesbian says she believes a store employee who had been eyeing her earlier reported her to the cops believing she was a man. As the Advocate notes, Arizona law does not dictate that people use public restrooms that correspond with the sex they were assigned at birth.In social media videos and in her interview with the outlet, Morton said that when she exited the bathroom stall, she lifted her shirt to prove to the deputies that she was a woman. But, she said, one of the deputies continued to insist she looked like a man.On February 19, Morton posted a brief video of the encounter, showing the two deputies in the womens bathroom. They came in here in the girls restroom because Im a girl and they didnt think I was a girl, so they tried to come take me away, Morton can be heard saying off camera. @she_luvv.kayy Studs be careful where u pee#tuscon #badcops #sheriff #lgbt #lgbt #stud #notlikeus #cantbestopped #Super #fox #drake #viral #vibe #vibes #newyear #2025 #wtf #fypage #foryoupage #funyy #dance original sound She_luvv.kayy The only men in the womens restroom were the cops, she said.The incident comes amid growing hostility toward transgender Americans on the political right. Republicans, including the president, have framed laws restricting transgender womens and girls access to public facilities like bathrooms and locker rooms as efforts to protect cisgender women and girls. But critics have long argued that such restrictions will, in fact, inevitably lead to greater policing of all womens gender presentation and invasive, potentially dangerous confrontations like the one Morton says she endured.The Pima County Sheriffs Department told the outlet that authorities are aware of Mortons social media video and have launched an internal investigation into the incident. A Walmart representative said that the company is cooperating with the investigationIn a March 1 TikTok video, Morton said she intends to sue. If someone mistakes me for a guy, I usually just correct them or let it go, she said. But this was different. This wasnt just someone calling me sir this was law enforcement trying to remove me from a bathroom where I had every right to be.She said the confrontation left her afraid. Its already enough being Black and facing discrimination, Morton said. Now I have to worry about being harassed just for needing to pee?This isnt just about me, she added. Its about making sure this doesnt happen to the next person who just wants to use the restroom without being harassed.Editors Note: The original article incorrectly described a stud as a masculine-presenting lesbian. It has been updated to correctly define the term as a Black masculine-presenting lesbian.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.