Transgender People: The Next Frontier in Civil Rights

[Shana A]

Transgender People: The Next Frontier in Civil Rights
Being fired for "gender non-conformity" is a violation of the constitution, an important court recently found
By Adam Cohen | December 12, 2011

http://ideas.time.com/2011/12/12/transgender-the-next-frontier-in-human-rights/

When Vandiver Elizabeth Glenn was fired from a state job in Georgia, she filed a lawsuit saying that she had been discriminated against for being transgender. Georgia civil rights laws do not cover transgender people, but a powerful federal court ruled last week that Glenn's firing violated the U.S. Constitution. There was also a second major piece of transgender news last week: a new study shows that a growing number of major American companies are paying for their employees' gender reassignment surgery. Taken together, the ruling and the study are strong indications that transgender rights are starting to enter the mainstream.

[cisdad]

I hope it isn't out of place to say "Yay!"

There is still a lot of progress to be made for ... I guess everyone other than wealthy, white, male, straight, WASPS ... but it's great to hear this.  A Georgia court (or federal court covering Georgia) saying that it was a US Constitutional violation is very big news! 

Fingers crossed that it survives appeal through the supremes.

[cindianna_jones]

I am astounded by her bravery. It's hard to think of me doing that back when I had serious problems at work. I just found another job.

Cindi

[lilacwoman]

If the US is a signatory to the UN Charter then I'd say there are no frontiers?

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/cescr.htm    articles 1,2 and 3 seem to indicate this?