Ga. legislative counsel explains why he fired transgender employee
Brumby: It would be 'unsettling' to think of trans woman's 'male sexual organs'
By MATT SCHAFER | Oct 8 2009, 2:17 PM
http://www.sovo.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=27562A recently filed deposition is shedding new light on the discrimination lawsuit filed against legislative leaders by a transgender woman who was fired from her job as an editor for the Georgia General Assembly.
The May 11 deposition of Georgia Legislative Counsel Sewell Brumby was filed on Sept. 24 as part of a lawsuit by Lamdba Legal on behalf of Vandy Beth Glenn. Glenn is a former editor in Brumby's office who was fired after she announced her intentions to transition from male to female. Brumby is named in the lawsuit along with Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Senate Pro-Tem Eric Johnson.
Filed in U.S. District Court, Glenn's lawsuit claims the state violated the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing equal protection, in part because firing Glenn disregarded her need to undergo gender transition as part of necessary treatment after she was diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder.
