Transgender volunteer sues Howard Co.
By Arthur Hirsch, The Baltimore Sun
Updated March 3, 2014
http://touch.baltimoresun.com/#section/830/article/p2p-79509219/ (http://touch.baltimoresun.com/#section/830/article/p2p-79509219/)
Tomi B. Finkle started her law enforcement career with the U.S. Capitol Police in the late 1970s, when she was a man. By the time she retired as a sergeant in 2002, she was ready to begin a new life as a woman.
The Charles County resident continued to pursue public service, and her passion for horseback riding, in her volunteer work with a regional mounted search-and-rescue team. But when she volunteered to ride with a new mounted patrol unit she says she helped Howard County police create, she was turned down.
Now she's suing the county in federal court alleging employment discrimination in a case that could bolster legal protections in Maryland for transgender people.
I'm very disappointed. This is the town where I live and my taxes pay this police chief's salary, so I'm indirectly responsible for this. Gives me a sick feeling.