BREAKING: Transgender woman wins federal lawsuit against Georgia General Assembly
by Laura Douglas-Brown and Dyana Bagby
GAVoice
Tuesday, 06 July 2010 12:01
A federal judge ruled late Friday that the Georgia General Assembly illegally discriminated against Vandy Beth Glenn, a transgender woman, by firing her from her job as a legislative editor when she announced her plan to transition from male to female.
Glenn could not immediately be reached for comment. Visit our website throughout the day for developments in this story.
Beth Littrell of Atlanta, staff attorney for Lambda Legal which is representing Glenn in the lawsuit, said she was "thrilled and relieved but not surprised" with the judge's ruling because it was clear those working for the General Assembly who fired Glenn broke federal law.
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