A California woman was threatened with arrest and forced to leave a government building because a security guard objected to her 'lesbian.com' T-shirt.

As Lapriss Gilbert, 31, headed for a line to pick up a Social Security card for her son, she was stopped by a guard who said her T-shirt, naming an educational and resource website for gay women, was offensive.

She said the guard, who works for a private company hired by the Department of Homeland Security, demanded that she leave the building or face arrest.

"As an African-American and a lesbian, I haven't been through one day without facing some sort of discrimination ... but this is just shocking," Lapriss told the LA Daily News.

Lori Haley, a federal spokeswoman for the office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - which is under the Homeland Security umbrella - said the guard was out of line.

"We believe that the actions of the contract security guard were inappropriate and unacceptable - we have notified his company, Paragon, of our position in the matter," Haley said.

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