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Transgender Veteran Wins Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against Library of Congress (09/19/2008)
WASHINGTON - Today a federal judge ruled that the Library of Congress illegally discriminated against a Special Forces veteran when she was denied a job after announcing her intention to transition from male to female. In a groundbreaking decision, the court ruled that discriminating against someone for changing genders is sex discrimination under federal law.

ACLU Applauds First-Ever Congressional Hearing on Gender Identity in the Workplace (06/26/2008)
Washington, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Heath, Employment, Labor, and Pensions for holding the first-ever congressional hearing on transgender issues and gender identity discrimination in the workplace. Chaired by Representative Robert Andrews (D-NJ), the committee heard from retired Army Colonel and ACLU client Diane Schroer. The ACLU is currently representing Schroer in a Title VII sex discrimination lawsuit against the Library of Congress.

ACLU Sues Old Dominion Freight Lines Over Firing Of Transgender Trucker (06/18/2008)
KNOXVILLE, TN - The American Civil Liberties Union filed a sex discrimination lawsuit today against Old Dominion Freight Lines for illegally firing a truck driver for impersonating a female after she informed the company that she was transitioning from male to female. A prior EEOC investigation into the firing sided with the driver, Kaylee Seals, finding there was reasonable cause to believe that Old Dominion discriminated against Seals based on sex and sex stereotyping.

Library of Congress Can Be Sued for Discriminating Against Transgender Veteran, Says Federal Court (11/28/2007)
WASHINGTON – Rejecting the federal government's attempt to throw out a transgender veteran's sex discrimination lawsuit against the Library of Congress, a federal judge ruled today that the case can go forward. The American Civil Liberties Union brought the lawsuit in June 2005 on behalf of 25-year U.S. Army veteran Diane Schroer who was offered a job as a senior terrorism researcher but was later told she was not a "good fit" after her future boss learned she was in the process of transitioning from male to female.

National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Organizations Condemn Ousting of Largo, FL, City Manager (03/23/2007)

Why We're Asking Courts and Legislatures for Transgender Equality (01/01/2003)
From "Where We Are 2003": The Annual Report of the ACLU Lesbian & Gay Rights Project

Schroer v. Library of Congress - Decision (09/19/2008)

Schroer v. Library of Congress – Plaintiff's Post-Trial Brief (08/27/2008)

Schroer v. Library of Congress - Order Denying Government's Motion for Summary Judgment (07/03/2008)

Schroer v. Library of Congress – Defendant's Reply Memo in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment (07/02/2008)

Seals v. Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc. - Complaint (06/18/2008)

Coalition Letter Urging Congress Only to Move on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act if Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity are Addressed in One Bill (10/01/2007)

Letter to the House on the Congressional Pledge to Prohibit Gender Orientation Discrimination (05/23/2000)

Transgender People & the Law: Frequently Asked Questions (01/22/2008)

ACLU Letter to Federal Bureau of Prisons on Behalf of MTF Transgender Prisoner (12/22/2006)

King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention Policy on Transgender Inmates (08/31/2006)

Lovo-Lara Visa Petition Case Profile (08/18/2005)

Profile of Diane Schroer (06/02/2005)
Diane Schroer is not one to shrink from a challenge. But when she retired as a Colonel after 25 years of distinguished service in the Army, she faced one of her biggest challenges yet: coming out to her friends and family as a transsexual woman.

Schroer v. Library of Congress: Frequently Asked Questions (10/22/2008)

In re Rockefeller - About the Plaintiff (12/15/2006)

Seals v. Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc. - Case Profile (06/18/2008)

In re Rockefeller - Case Profile (12/13/2006)

Sundstrom v. Frank - Case Profile (01/27/2006)
Transgender inmates are barred from medical treatment.

Schroer v. Library of Congress - Case Profile (06/02/2005)

Hispanic AIDS Forum v. Bruno (03/17/2005)
Transgender discrimination. Status: Settled.

Transgender Veteran Wins Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against Library of Congress (09/19/2008)
WASHINGTON - Today a federal judge ruled that the Library of Congress illegally discriminated against a Special Forces veteran when she was denied a job after announcing her intention to transition from male to female. In a groundbreaking decision, the court ruled that discriminating against someone for changing genders is sex discrimination under federal law.

ACLU Applauds First-Ever Congressional Hearing on Gender Identity in the Workplace (06/26/2008)
Washington, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Heath, Employment, Labor, and Pensions for holding the first-ever congressional hearing on transgender issues and gender identity discrimination in the workplace. Chaired by Representative Robert Andrews (D-NJ), the committee heard from retired Army Colonel and ACLU client Diane Schroer. The ACLU is currently representing Schroer in a Title VII sex discrimination lawsuit against the Library of Congress.

ACLU Sues Old Dominion Freight Lines Over Firing Of Transgender Trucker (06/18/2008)
KNOXVILLE, TN - The American Civil Liberties Union filed a sex discrimination lawsuit today against Old Dominion Freight Lines for illegally firing a truck driver for impersonating a female after she informed the company that she was transitioning from male to female. A prior EEOC investigation into the firing sided with the driver, Kaylee Seals, finding there was reasonable cause to believe that Old Dominion discriminated against Seals based on sex and sex stereotyping.

Library of Congress Can Be Sued for Discriminating Against Transgender Veteran, Says Federal Court (11/28/2007)
WASHINGTON – Rejecting the federal government's attempt to throw out a transgender veteran's sex discrimination lawsuit against the Library of Congress, a federal judge ruled today that the case can go forward. The American Civil Liberties Union brought the lawsuit in June 2005 on behalf of 25-year U.S. Army veteran Diane Schroer who was offered a job as a senior terrorism researcher but was later told she was not a "good fit" after her future boss learned she was in the process of transitioning from male to female.

National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Organizations Condemn Ousting of Largo, FL, City Manager (03/23/2007)