Judge: Yes, Hobby Lobby Discriminated Against Trans Woman

[stephaniec]

Judge: Yes, Hobby Lobby Discriminated Against Trans Woman

http://www.advocate.com/transgender/2015/10/11/judge-yes-hobby-lobby-discriminated-against-illinois-trans-woman

The Advocate/By Cleis Abeni October 11 2015 9:00 AM EDT

"In a decision from May that was only made public this week, Administrative Law Judge William J. Borah ruled that Hobby Lobby violated the Illinois Human Rights Act by refusing to allow a transgender female employee to use the women's restroom at work. "

[iKate]

Oops. I guess they must be mad at me then because I've used their women's restroom more than a few times...

[suzifrommd]

I wish the article had gotten into more legal specifics. I.e. what law was violated, one that protected gender identity (which would make it pretty narrow) or one that protected against sex discrimination (making it more widely applicable when used as a precedent when cited in other courts)?

[lisarenee]

I wish the article had gotten into more legal specifics. I.e. what law was violated, one that protected gender identity (which would make it pretty narrow) or one that protected against sex discrimination (making it more widely applicable when used as a precedent when cited in other courts)?

I don't know about this case, but I have heard that the Dept. of Labor has stated that they believe it is illegal sex discrimination to not allow a trans* person to use the correct restroom.

[suzifrommd]

I don't know about this case, but I have heard that the Dept. of Labor has stated that they believe it is illegal sex discrimination to not allow a trans* person to use the correct restroom.

Yes, but courts are starting to go against that - in the Gavin Grimm case a federal judge ruled that sex discrimination statutes don't apply to using the restroom.

[lisarenee]

Yes, but courts are starting to go against that - in the Gavin Grimm case a federal judge ruled that sex discrimination statutes don't apply to using the restroom.

That judge was a nutbag. Acording to one article, he would go off on tangents about marriage equality and immigration (which had absolutely nothing to do with the case at hand). He'll end up like that one judge who ruled that Puerto Rico's gay marriage ban was legal/constitutional.

http://www.scotusblog.com/2014/10/puerto-rico-ban-on-same-sex-marriage-upheld/

[Kibi]

I am so tired of Hobby Lobby. Grrrrr.