Pawlenty advocates discrimination in interview with Newsweek
Star-Tribune
by Andy Birkey
December 30, 2009
http://www.startribune.com/yourvoices/80386307.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DUqEiaDUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUThere have been a few tests of the law. In 1998, a librarian at Minneapolis' Southwest High School underwent a transition from male to female -- with the overwhelming support of parents, staff, and students. Debra Davis' story is a testament to how gender has little to do with an employee's performance, despite Pawlenty's protestations, even in a school setting
Pawlenty voted for that law in 1993 and it's a vote he says he regrets. But one has to wonder: why is the law flawed? It has been on the books in Minnesota for 16 years -- and a similar law has been in place in Minneapolis for more than 30 years. Neither law has caused much controversy and has likely helped protect the jobs of dedicated employees against ignorance and bias.
