Cedar Park crossdressers ban
Crossdresser Harry Prather, aka "Mother Rachael," is suing the Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio after park security ejected him last year during Cedar Park's annual but unofficial Gay Day. The park's parent company stands by the policy to ban crossdressers.
Janice Witherow, a Cedar Point spokeswoman, said Mr. Prather was asked to leave for violating the park's dress code, which she said has been in effect "for a number of years." A copy of the code, which is given to all visitors along with a park map, says that shirts and shoes must be worn at all times, swimwear must be sufficiently covered, and clothing with profanity, suggestive pictures, and pictures of illegal substances are prohibited.
But Ms. Witherow said the park also has "a dress code policy that includes common sense as well.... Cedar Point strictly prohibits costumes of any type to be worn in the park, and this is for safety and security reasons. We need to be able to identify our guests should something happen, and we can't allow one sex to be dressing up as another sex and entering restrooms where they're not supposed to be." Asked how the park defines a costume, Ms. Witherow replied, "Anything that is atypical dress would be deemed as a costume."
