Why ENDA Matters: True Stories of Anti-LGBT Employment Discrimination from the ACLU
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October 18, 2009 5:30 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2009/10/why_enda_matters_true_stories_of_anti-lgbt_employm.phpEditors' Note: To illustrate why Congress must pass the Employment Non Discrimination Act (ENDA), a federal law that would ban discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the workplace, we will be posting the firsthand accounts of people from across the nation who have been fired, refused a job, or harassed in the workplace because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. This summer the ACLU put out a call for stories, and these are just a fraction of stories they received.
Gypsey Teague, Pendleton, South Carolina
In 2002, I was hired as the branch librarian for the Oklahoma City Branch of Langston University, Oklahoma's only historically black university. I have both an MLS and an MBA and so, not only was I the library director, but I also taught classes in the business department.
In late 2004, after I had been successfully employed at the university for almost three years, I decided to begin the process of transitioning from male to female. The administration was very accommodating, both in supportive words and in providing generous leave, which made my transition very easy.
