Arpollo Vicks, a trans woman evacuated from New Orleans, has been released after spending five days in jail for showering in the women’s bathroom at an emergency shelter.

Vicks, who also goes by the name Sharli’e Dominique, said she simply was trying to take a shower in the facility she felt most comfortable using. The shower, she said, was a welcome respite after spending a harrowing five days living with little food and water on an Interstate 10 bridge and at the New Orleans convention center.

As Elly, over at Queer or Die Trying, points out, it really speaks volumes that there was so little coverage on this.