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Judge This: Is Asking a He to Dress like a He Discriminatory?

Started by Butterfly, May 26, 2010, 05:33:56 PM

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Judge This: Is Asking a He to Dress like a He Discriminatory?
By AbiK
26 May, 2010


http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/blog/vfw-transgender-discrimination-03748.html


The dress requirement is apparently only in effect until Larry officially becomes Laura—which, according to WVEC.com (which is where the vid above is from) —is in progress. The paperwork to officially change his name to Laura Rae Bush is in the works, and Larry is to start hormone treatments in June, in anticipation of a complete gender change.

So the question is...until the change, is it discrimination?
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Janet_Girl

Personally if the only holdup is the name change, then no I don't see it as discrimination.  Basicly because it is a private organization.  But if it goes deeper than that then it could be discrimination.

I can not join the VFW because I am not a veteran.
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Miniar

Personally, I view the line at full time presentation. If she presents herself and she and dresses as she and introduces herself as she, I don't see what dif. the name makes.

(Ofcourse, this is coming from me, a guy that lives in a country where you have to have hormone therapy for 1 full year before being legally allowed to change your name on your documentation to one appropriate to your gender identity.)



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