A former Norfolk, Virginia, police officer filed a lawsuit against the city and its police chief earlier this month after the police department allegedly allowed a biological male to use the women's locker rooms.According to the documents obtained by Fox News Digital, the Aug.10 legal complaint stemmed from an August 2024 incident in which former Norfolk police officer Meghan Grabow was changing in the women's locker room and stripped down to her underwear when a recruit described as a "biological male who identifies as a woman" entered the room wearing a suit and tie.
Grabow said that the recruit looked at her "as a man would look at a woman" before moving to another part of the locker room.Grabow claimed that when she spoke to her superiors about her discomfort, she was told to "learn to deal with it" and "find another locker room" if she was uncomfortable.SAN FRANCISCO YMCA CHANGES LOCKER ROOM RULES AFTER TRANSGENDER CONTROVERSY: REPORTA female police officer alleges she was retaliated against and suspended after she complained about a biological male who identified as a woman being allowed to use the women's changing area.(Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images)In addition to this incident, Grabow said that she and other concerned officers were told by police chief Mark Talbot that the "woman" hired by the department "will use the restroom that's appropriate for her gender" and were repeatedly instructed to refer to the recruit as "she."Other officers also voiced concerns that they were not warned about sharing facilities with a biological male, something Talbot acknowledged could have been handled "better."APPEALS COURT REVIVES LAWSUIT BY ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT ATTENDANTS FIRED AFTER OPPOSING PRIDE MESSAGEGrabow later received an indefinite suspension pending termination in 2025 over a minor traffic violation committed prior to the incident after attempting to voice a complaint.
Other officers have since left the department over their backlash to th...