March 18, 2024

Transgender woman settles complaint against hotel

DES MOINES — A black transgender woman has settled a complaint against an Iowa hotel she says discriminated against her because of her gender identity and race. The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa filed a complaint in November on behalf of 23-year-old Meagan Taylor. Taylor, of St. Louis, was traveling with a friend, also a transgender woman, last July. They stopped at the Drury Inn & Suites in West Des Moines for the night but encountered staff suspicious of their appearance.