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Title: Transgender female turned away at Baton Rouge OMV for not looking like a man
Post by: stephaniec on September 09, 2015, 12:32:09 PM
Post by: stephaniec on September 09, 2015, 12:32:09 PM
Transgender female turned away at Baton Rouge OMV for not looking like a man
http://www.wdam.com/story/29986302/transgender-female-turned-away-at-baton-rouge-omv-for-not-looking-like-a-man
WDAM/Posted: Sep 08, 2015 11:20 PM CDT Updated: Sep 08, 2015 11:48 PM CDT
By Kevin Frey
"BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -
A self-identified transgender woman was denied a driver's license at the Baton Rouge Office of Motor Vehicles on Friday after being told she did not suitably look like a man.
"It's such discrimination that you just feel powerless," Alexandra Glover said.
Born a boy named Dylan, Glover's birth certificate says she is a male. While at the OMV, Glover wore makeup and a dress, which was a red flag for the clerk."
http://www.wdam.com/story/29986302/transgender-female-turned-away-at-baton-rouge-omv-for-not-looking-like-a-man
WDAM/Posted: Sep 08, 2015 11:20 PM CDT Updated: Sep 08, 2015 11:48 PM CDT
By Kevin Frey
"BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -
A self-identified transgender woman was denied a driver's license at the Baton Rouge Office of Motor Vehicles on Friday after being told she did not suitably look like a man.
"It's such discrimination that you just feel powerless," Alexandra Glover said.
Born a boy named Dylan, Glover's birth certificate says she is a male. While at the OMV, Glover wore makeup and a dress, which was a red flag for the clerk."
Title: Re: Transgender female turned away at Baton Rouge OMV for not looking like a man
Post by: suzifrommd on September 09, 2015, 08:22:57 PM
Post by: suzifrommd on September 09, 2015, 08:22:57 PM
If someone were denied a license because they were Black or Latino, there would be pickets outside. Us? We release a statement.
People like that need to be afraid of us - afraid of the bad publicity we could generate. Instead, we're the ones who are afraid.
People like that need to be afraid of us - afraid of the bad publicity we could generate. Instead, we're the ones who are afraid.
Title: Re: Transgender female turned away at Baton Rouge OMV for not looking like a man
Post by: Dena on September 09, 2015, 10:09:47 PM
Post by: Dena on September 09, 2015, 10:09:47 PM
That's the very reason I couldn't update my license before surgery and had to carry a passing letter should I be stopped. Had I not had the passing letter, I could have been hauled off to jail where I might have had to remove all my makeup and pull my hair back so I look somewhat male. It was one of the many surprises I found on Susan's that a license could be changes at the start of transitioning instead of after SRS. It appears however that the old standards still exist in some areas of the country.
Title: Re: Transgender female turned away at Baton Rouge OMV for not looking like a man
Post by: Serenation on September 09, 2015, 11:21:48 PM
Post by: Serenation on September 09, 2015, 11:21:48 PM
So terrible that this can happen :(
Title: Re: Transgender female turned away at Baton Rouge OMV for not looking like a man
Post by: Jill F on September 10, 2015, 01:40:27 AM
Post by: Jill F on September 10, 2015, 01:40:27 AM
First amendment rights violation.
Title: Re: Transgender female turned away at Baton Rouge OMV for not looking like a man
Post by: gennee on September 10, 2015, 10:55:21 AM
Post by: gennee on September 10, 2015, 10:55:21 AM
Louisiana has some weird laws.