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News and Events => Political and Legal News => Topic started by: LostInTime on July 16, 2007, 07:26:09 AM

Title: Captain Jan, the transsexual Para, sues the Army for unfair dismissal
Post by: LostInTime on July 16, 2007, 07:26:09 AM
This is London (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23404319-details/Captain%20Jan,%20the%20transsexual%20Para,%20sues%20the%20Army%20for%20unfair%20dismissal/article.do)

The first transsexual officer in the Armed Forces is set to sue the Ministry of Defence for unfair dismissal and sexual discrimination.

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But after she refused to turn up at a medical examination dressed in a male uniform – which her lawyers argue would have been 'humiliating and demeaning' – the job offer was withdrawn.

Her lawyers have, to no avail, repeatedly sought an informal meeting with her Army bosses to settle the issue out of court.