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Transgender man sues NY City over locker room access

Started by Olivia P, June 03, 2014, 12:51:51 AM

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BY BERNARD VAUGHAN
Mon Jun 2, 2014 8:57pm EDT

New York, Reuters - A transgender man has sued the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for discrimination, saying staff at a public pool told him to use the women's locker room.

"They harassed and humiliated me," Bryan Ellicott said in a statement Monday announcing the lawsuit in state court.

The lawsuit asks the court to rule for the first time that denying transgender people use of a restroom or locker room that matches their gender identity is discrimination in violation of New York City human rights law, the statement said.

More: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/03/us-discrimination-transgender-idUSKBN0EE02G20140603
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