A transgender woman who was forced to use a men's locker room at a yoga studio in New York City is suing the company for $5million.
Ali Miles, who also goes by Dylan Miles, was born a biological male but is in 'the process of transitioning into [a] woman', wears women's clothing and is undergoing hormone therapy.
She claims to have been banned from using the women's changing rooms and bathrooms on May 4 by management at Hot Yoga Chelsea - where classes can cost as much as $1,900 per year.
But Miles went in anyway and it led to complaints from the other women in there, according to the lawsuit.
It is the third gender-identity discrimination case she has filed in the city in the last 13 months, according to the New York Post.
Transgender woman Ali Miles, who also goes by Dylan Miles, was allegedly forced to use a men's locker room at a yoga studio in New York City and is suing the company for $5million
She claims to have been banned from using the women's changing rooms and bathrooms on May 4 by management at Hot Yoga Chelsea
A yoga session at Hot Yoga Chelsea - where classes can cost as much as $1,900 per year
Miles, originally from Arizona, turned up to the Manhattan studio before the 5pm class and wanted to get changed in the women's locker room.
But her presence was met with complaints and she was told to stop using the facilities and leave.
'Female patrons … complained and yelled at Miles about Miles’ presence and use of the single-sex locker room and bathroom labeled women, and they demanded Miles leave and cease using the facilities,' the lawsuit states.
A witness described Miles' behavior on that day as disturbing and said she was '150% a man' and that her genitals were hanging out in the locker room.
'We have other transgender people [at Chelsea Hot Yoga], we have several trans women and several trans men, and there’s never been a problem. … it’s this individual,' she told the New York Post.
'This person who claims to be a transitioning woman came into the female locker room, number one, in male shorts that were down to his knees.
Although there could be some hormonal addition because his bust is bigger than mine, he did not wear any feminine top to cover his bust.
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