Transgenders win discriminmation tiff with American Eagle Outfitters

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Transgenders win discriminmation tiff with American Eagle Outfitters

BY Erica Pearson
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Wednesday, May 12th 2010, 4:00 AM

http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2010/05/12/2010-05-12_transgenders_win_discriminmation_tiff_with_american_eagle_outfitters_.html

It just got a little easier for a transgender person to work at American Eagle Outfitters - at least on paper.

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has forced the flannel and khaki outpost to make some changes, including nixing a rule about employee "personal appearance" that banned men from wearing women's clothing and ladies from dressing as guys.

"This shows me that there's faith and hope. There might be a domino effect, that's what I'm hoping for," said Joi-elle White, 35, a transgender member of Make the Road New York.