"Baker and Victor were attending a Kentucky Derby watch party with friends on May 3 when the incident unfolded. When Baker decided to use the restroom, Victor tagged along and waited by the sink while Baker entered a stall, according to the lawsuit. Within seconds, however, a male security guard walked in and began banging on the stall door, accusing Baker of being a man and shouting for her to leave."
"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."
Ansley Baker and her partner, Elizabeth Victor, filed a complaint in Suffolk Superior Court naming the Liberty Hotel and several employees and executives. The complaint says the incident began on May 3 during a Kentucky Derby watch party when Baker entered a women's restroom and Victor waited by the sink. A male security guard entered, banged on the stall door, accused Baker of being a man and shouted for her to leave. After showing Baker's driver's license indicating she is female, the guard ejected them from the hotel. The complaint alleges they were denied access because of Baker's appearance and their lesbian relationship and that hotel executives later crafted a false, defamatory statement suggesting obscene conduct. The lawsuit follows a prior settlement with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination that included updated nondiscrimination policies, anti-discrimination training, and a $10,000 donation to an LGBTQ+ nonprofit.
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