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Munu

(128 posts)
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 12:28 PM Sunday

Woman kicked out of Boston hotel bathroom after being accused of being a man sues

Woman kicked out of Boston hotel bathroom after being accused of being a man sues (MSN)

A Boston woman who was accosted in a women’s bathroom at the Liberty Hotel in May after a security guard mistook her for a man is now suing the hotel, accusing its employees of crafting a defamatory cover story.

Ansley Baker and her partner, Elizabeth Victor, filed the complaint in Suffolk Superior Court Thursday, naming the hotel and several of its employees and executives.

The lawsuit comes months after the Liberty Hotel agreed to settle a related complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, a resolution that included updated nondiscrimination policies, anti-discrimination training, and a $10,000 charitable donation to a nonprofit organization dedicated to LGBTQ+ causes.

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Note: Not a transwoman.
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Woman kicked out of Boston hotel bathroom after being accused of being a man sues (Original Post) Munu Sunday OP
Really stupid. Hell, most of the women I know (me too) dress in unisex clothing, baseball caps hlthe2b Sunday #1
Annie Lennox had to prove her gender once. England? America? Norrrm Sunday #2

hlthe2b

(112,989 posts)
1. Really stupid. Hell, most of the women I know (me too) dress in unisex clothing, baseball caps
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 12:35 PM
Sunday

and sunglasses on non-work days at the park, running errands, etc. I dare say quite a few of us might be stopped by this idiot. He'd regret it given my pocket armed with pepper spray and a really bad attitude- given recent political events.

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