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Title: Trans woman wins case on discrimination.
Post by: niamh on April 19, 2011, 11:51:49 AM
Post by: niamh on April 19, 2011, 11:51:49 AM
A good news story from Ireland. A trans woman has won her case against her former employer.
Video (http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0418/equality.html#video). Story (http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0419/breaking27.html).
(I don't like how they discuss the issue, the language and terms they use etc., but it's the news that is good, rather than the reporting...)
This follows just a few months after Ireland legalised same-sex unions. Trans people can already get both a passport and driver's licence in their preferred name and gender. Now we just have to wait until the government legislates on sex-reassignment (birth certs etc) which they said they will do soon.
What's next? Same-sex marriage and adoption? Roll on the good times! Fantastic news coming from a country than only decriminalised homosexuality in 1993.
Video (http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0418/equality.html#video). Story (http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0419/breaking27.html).
(I don't like how they discuss the issue, the language and terms they use etc., but it's the news that is good, rather than the reporting...)
This follows just a few months after Ireland legalised same-sex unions. Trans people can already get both a passport and driver's licence in their preferred name and gender. Now we just have to wait until the government legislates on sex-reassignment (birth certs etc) which they said they will do soon.
What's next? Same-sex marriage and adoption? Roll on the good times! Fantastic news coming from a country than only decriminalised homosexuality in 1993.
Title: Re: Trans woman wins case on discrimination.
Post by: niamh on April 20, 2011, 02:21:22 AM
Post by: niamh on April 20, 2011, 02:21:22 AM
And then she was interviewed on radio (http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2011/pc/pod-v-19041113m14stodaywithpatkenny.mp3-pid0-794160.mp3). :-)
Title: Re: Trans woman wins case on discrimination.
Post by: -CRaSH- on April 20, 2011, 03:41:14 AM
Post by: -CRaSH- on April 20, 2011, 03:41:14 AM
I wonder what €35,000 is equal to in dollars.
Good for her though.
Good for her though.
Title: Re: Trans woman wins case on discrimination.
Post by: niamh on April 20, 2011, 09:27:44 AM
Post by: niamh on April 20, 2011, 09:27:44 AM
Quote from: -CRaSH- on April 20, 2011, 03:41:14 AM
I wonder what €35,000 is equal to in dollars.
Good for her though.
$50k.