'Hamilton' Trans Actor Claims They Were Fired After Requesting Gender-Neutral Dressing Room, Files Complaint Against Lin-Manuel Miranda's Popular Broadway Production
Oct. 13 2021, Published 1:09 p.m. ET
A transgender and non-binary actor has stepped forward claiming they faced retaliation from Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton production after asking for a gender-neutral dressing room.
Suni Reid, who toured with the Broadway musical in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, has filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint.

According to Suni, they requested the dressing room in June 2020 during the L.A. production when the performers were doing shows at the famous Hollywood Pantages Theatre.
Pointing out the irony in the case, Suni's lawyers Lawrence M. Pearson and Lindsay M. Goldbrum released a scatching statement.
“Publicly, Hamilton is a beacon of diversity and appears committed to causes seeking social justice and harmony,” the statement read. “Behind the curtain, however, the Company’s management will force out a Black, transgender cast member simply because they stood up for themselves and advocated for a more equitable workplace, and therefore called that public image into question. We look forward to upholding Mx. Reid’s rights and hope this is a wake-up call for the theater industry about the systemic inequities that persist even at its greatest heights.”

After requesting the gender-neutral dressing room, Suni's attorneys claim the production sabotaged their client. "Hamilton suspended the renewal of Mx. Reid’s contract, sidelin
