Transgender Woman: I Was 'Harassed' For Trying To Use N.J. McDonald's Bathroom

A transgender woman says she was harassed and told to leave a New Jersey McDonald’s after she used the women's bathroom - a situation McDonald's calls "regrettable."

John Durante, owner/operator of McDonald’s Restaurants in the Philadelphia Region, called the situation "regrettable" and said the incident arose because of "a misunderstanding between her and another customer."

“As an independent owner/operator, I personally strive to be inclusive and accommodating to all of my customers as well as my employees," Durante said on a statement. "Yesterday, Ms. Hill was able to use the restroom of her choice as is permitted under New Jersey Law."

Misty Hill, 42, of Wilmington, Delaware told NBC10 she was using the women’s restroom at the McDonald’s in Paulsboro Wednesday around 4:30 p.m. when she said the manager followed her in.

Hill, who says she transitioned and has been living as a woman for more than a year, said on her Twitter page that she told the manager she was a woman and even tried to show her driver’s license to prove it.

NBC10 reached out to the manager of the Paulsboro McDonald's who said was trying to address the concerns of another customer, "a little girl" who got scared and told her mother.

The manager also told NBC10 she didn’t refuse to look at Hill’s driver’s license and that Hill showed it to her without her even asking.