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Airbnb faces outcry after transgender guest was denied stay by a host
Source: The Guardian
Airbnb faces outcry after transgender guest was denied stay by a host
A Minneapolis woman, who later became a ‘super host’, denied
TV producer Shadi Petosky’s request because of fears of having
a trans guest around her son
Nellie Bowles in San Francisco
Monday 6 June 2016 20.11 BST
Airbnb is under fire after a transgender guest was denied a stay by a host who felt “uncomfortable”.
When the guest complained privately to Airbnb in 2015, the company did not remove the host, but in fact later promoted her to “super host” status, which rewards more experienced hosts with multiple five-star reviews from their guests.
It took a viral tweet three years later from that guest – a well-known Hollywood producer – to get the company to act.
Shadi Petosky, producer of the children’s show Yo Gabba Gabba and creator of the new Amazon show Danger & Eggs, on Sunday tweeted a screenshot of a Minneapolis-based host denying her a stay because of her gender identity.
This comes at a time when the home-sharing company is under heavy criticism from black guests who say they’re regularly denied because of their race and have been sharing stories and screenshots under the hashtag #AirbnbWhileBlack.
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A Minneapolis woman, who later became a ‘super host’, denied
TV producer Shadi Petosky’s request because of fears of having
a trans guest around her son
Nellie Bowles in San Francisco
Monday 6 June 2016 20.11 BST
Airbnb is under fire after a transgender guest was denied a stay by a host who felt “uncomfortable”.
When the guest complained privately to Airbnb in 2015, the company did not remove the host, but in fact later promoted her to “super host” status, which rewards more experienced hosts with multiple five-star reviews from their guests.
It took a viral tweet three years later from that guest – a well-known Hollywood producer – to get the company to act.
Shadi Petosky, producer of the children’s show Yo Gabba Gabba and creator of the new Amazon show Danger & Eggs, on Sunday tweeted a screenshot of a Minneapolis-based host denying her a stay because of her gender identity.
This comes at a time when the home-sharing company is under heavy criticism from black guests who say they’re regularly denied because of their race and have been sharing stories and screenshots under the hashtag #AirbnbWhileBlack.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/06/airbnb-criticism-transgender-guest-denied-super-host
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