LOS ANGELES — After a dueling demonstration for transgender rights at a Los Angeles spa became violent, police detained several dozen individuals and used non-lethal missiles to disperse the gathering.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the video caused controversy as the spa defended its policy of allowing transgender clients to use its facilities.
Officers in riot gear are seen beating protestors with batons and firing bean bag rounds and other projectiles in a video uploaded to Twitter. A lady was hit in the abdomen at one point, forcing her to tumble to the ground.
She claimed that no officers were hurt and that no protesters were taken to the hospital.