Will trans woman's victory bring change to government hiring?

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=&sc3=&id=91358
Scott Stiffler
May 19, 2009

Military veteran Diane Schroer's recent legal victory highlights the challenges faced by the transgendered, both during and after serving their country with honor.

Schroer, who was denied employment from the Library of Congress,was awarded the maximum compensation allowed by law in return for the discrimination she suffered, including $491,190 plus $183,653 for back pay/benefits and $300,000 for emotional pain.

No, it won't change anything.  She didn't get the job.

The only thing that will change will be they will be careful to not ever tell anybody why they didn't get the job.

I was under the impression that she wasn't actually told why they "changed their mind about what direction to go" with the hiring. In this day and time I suspect very few human resources managers or even admins in other areas are so totally numb to the world that they'd say "O, we can't have you working for us! You're a ->-bleeped-<-." (Add whatever minority group you wish in place of "->-bleeped-<-."

The other bidness came out pre-trial but not, as I recall, during her telephone discussion with the woman who "broke the news" to her.

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