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Woman sues hotel for $10 million accused of being a man Try using the women’s bathroom.
The incident occurred when Ansley Baker and her girlfriend, Elizabeth Victor, were visiting the Liberty Hotel. boston May 3 last year. Baker said she knew something was wrong when she heard a bang on the stall door shortly after entering the restroom.
when she comes from cubicleBaker said a hotel security guard claimed staff were concerned about the two sharing a booth. Baker said Victor had left the bathroom at this point.
Baker was allegedly removed from the restroom after guards accused her of being a male, despite Baker showing identification proving her gender.
During the litigation, the parties saw boston globethe couple’s lawyer accused the hotel of ejecting the couple “because of Ms. Baker’s appearance and because of their lesbian relationship.”
The lawsuit also alleges that when the couple shared their experience on social media, the hotel “panicked” and intentionally promoted a false version of the incident.
“Rather than simply acknowledge the employee’s discriminatory conduct and apologize, Liberty Hotel executives agreed to create a defamatory statement, knowing that the statement was false, suggesting that Ms. Baker and Ms. Victor were kicked out of the Liberty Hotel for engaging in lewd conduct in the booth,” the lawsuit states.
talking this boston globethe couple’s attorney, Leonard H. Kesten, denied that the couple had ever experienced the same thing. bathroom Stalls.
The Massachusetts Anti-Discrimination Commission filed a complaint about the incident, and the hotel agreed in November to resolve the matter by donating $10,000 to the LGBTQ community, among other measures.
“This outrageous incident at the Liberty Hotel left both women emotional, humiliated and deeply distressed,” chairperson Sunila Thomas George said in a statement announcing the settlement.
“The fact that they were denied service, subjected to degrading treatment in front of other hotel patrons, and falsely accused of conduct they did not commit was not only degrading but unjust under Massachusetts Civil Rights Law.”
reported in a statement boston globeHotel general manager Mark Fischer said his employer is complying with MCAD’s requirements.
He said his employer “has apologized to Ms. Baker and Ms. Victor multiple times for their experiences and has spent several months working with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) to address what happened and strengthen its practices.”
“We acknowledge their right to sue, but we unequivocally deny discriminating against or retaliating against them in any way,” he said.
“We deeply regret that our initial statement may have created an unintended impression of Ainsley and Liz’s actions.”
independent Liberty Hotels has been contacted for comment.