The Liberty Hotel Boston’s Bathroom Blunder
Oh, the strange world we live in! You’ve got to hand it to The Liberty Hotel Boston for making a full-on mess of what should’ve been a straightforward situation. Thanks to some quick thinking by View from the Wing, this incident now has the spotlight it deserves.
Bathroom Mayhem at The Liberty Hotel
Picture this: A lesbian couple, minding their own business at a Kentucky Derby party at The Liberty Hotel. It’s a ritzy joint, part of the Marriott Luxury Collection, if you’re keeping track. Both women, proud cisgender individuals, simply needed to use the facilities.
One of them stood waiting at the sinks, and the other was just getting comfy in a stall when all hell broke loose. The woman in the stall shared her ordeal:
“Suddenly, there’s a banging on the door. Before I know it, I’m yanking my shorts up without even tying them. A security guard storms in barking orders to get out of the bathroom because he thinks I’m a guy. I had to tell him, ‘I’m a woman.’”
So, with pants barely up, out she goes, dragged from the bathroom by a male security guard. And if that’s not humiliating enough, the folks in line start shouting stuff like, “Get him out of here” and “He’s a creep.” Back in the lobby, the guard insists on IDs to confirm gender. Tempers flared, and the couple found themselves on their way out of the hotel.
The hotel said at first, they were alerted by “several women” claiming two adults were sharing a stall. The couple vigorously denies this. Honestly, their story checks out, especially since the guard went straight for the “gender issue” card instead of the “stall-sharing” card. Even if it were true, it’s hardly grounds for a gender ID check!
Let’s be real for a sec—if someone’s born a woman and identifies as such, it shouldn’t be headline news when they use the right restroom. Turns out, the irony’s rich, having a man play gender police in the women’s room. How progressive!
The Aftermath and Redemption Attempt
So, the hotel did what any establishment caught in the act of idiocy would do: They suspended the security guard involved. They also promised some soul-searching via “inclusive practices” training for the staff. A donation to a local LGBTQ+ group was the cherry on top of this half-baked apology cake. Here’s their official statement:
“We, at The Liberty Hotel, stand as proud allies of the LGBTQ+ community—the kind of place where everyone’s meant to feel celebrated. We’re committed to teaching our team to ensure a welcoming environment. Guests displaying intolerance will be shown the door.”
It’s a nice script, really, but the wronged couple says they never got a public apology or a retraction of the wild claims about two people sharing a stall. All bark and no bite, eh?
Bottom Line
In a baffling twist of events, a woman using the bathroom in Boston’s Liberty Hotel was wrongfully accused of being male, ushered out of her privacy, and forced to whip out ID to prove she was who she’s always been—a woman. Oops, Liberty, that’s a massive swing and a miss.
Now, the hotel’s in damage control mode, suspending the guard and vowing to toss out intolerant guests in future. Redemption’s in sight—just like ripping down the snowy slopes at Val Seny ski resort might clear your head!