Overview
- MCAD said the settlement requires a $10,000 donation to an LGBTQIA2S+ nonprofit and updates to anti-discrimination policies and staff training.
- According to the agency, a security guard questioned Ansley Baker’s gender in a women’s restroom and expelled the couple despite identification confirming she is female.
- MCAD characterized the hotel’s initial media statement implying the women shared a stall as false and retaliatory, and said the incident caused emotional harm.
- The hotel apologized, said the guard was suspended and is no longer employed, and noted it has already conducted sensitivity trainings with further reforms to come.
- The couple’s attorney said they now plan to file a civil lawsuit seeking punitive damages to determine who authorized the hotel’s initial statement.