Airbnb, which is facing a lawsuit for racial discrimination, removed a host over a year after she was reported for denying a trans woman a room on the platform.

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Shadi Petosky, a trans woman, was denied a room on Airbnb after she informed her would-be host that she is trans. As of today, that host has been removed from the Airbnb platform, BuzzFeed News has learned.

After Petosky told the host in question that she is trans, the host canceled her reservation out of what she described as concern for the discomfort of her teenaged son.

I was denied @Airbnb because I disclosed that I'm trans. Airbnb did nothing. Had I not disclosed I'd be "dishonest"

Petosky says she reported the host via a formal complaint to Airbnb when the incident originally happened, over a year ago, but never heard back from the company. On Monday, Nick Papas, a spokesperson for Airbnb, told BuzzFeed News in an email that "Discrimination has no place in the Airbnb community. We are removing this host from Airbnb." Petosky told BuzzFeed News that she "posted about it now because they've been getting more scrutiny recently," adding that she "had no idea it was going to blow up as much as it did." She has previously spoken out on discriminatory treatment by TSA agents at the airport, said on Twitter that she informs hosts that she is trans out of concern for her own safety.

Ppl don't seem to understand that trans femme people are considered lying monsters who deserve whatever happens to them for tricking folks

Airbnb is a public participant in Pride Month; the company's current pinned tweet on Twitter celebrates the "colorful fingerprints of our community" using the hashtag #HostsWithPride.

Wow rainbow-fied logo and pride month pinned tweet? Weird that Airbnb has no LGBTQ non discrimination policy. https://t.co/KmAHcjUEpY