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- Transgender woman, formerly known as David Schroer
- Had been offered job as terrorism research analyst with Library of Congress
- Offer withdrawn after sexual status was disclosed
- Date of ruling: September 19, 2008
- Library of Congress ruled to have violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964ACLU Blog of Rights: Great Decision in Case Against Library of Congress (September 19, 2008)
- Title VII prohibits discrimination because on race, color, national origin, religion, or sexEEOC.gov: Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination
- Schroer was represented in the case by American Civil Liberties Union
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Diane Schroer is a former Army Special Forces commander who was denied a job as a researcher for the Library of Congress after revealing that she was planning to have a male-to-female sex change. Schroer filed suit against the Library of Congress in 2005. Three years later, the Washington DC U.S. District Court ruled on her behalf in the first decision of its kind: one stipulating that the sex discrimination statute of the Civil Rights Act applies to transgendered individuals.ACLU Blog of Rights: Great Decision in Case Against Library of Congress (September 19, 2008)
Ruling
The following is excerpted from the ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.- "The evidence established that the Library was enthusiastic about hiring David Schroer--until she disclosed her transsexuality. The Library revoked the offer when it learned that a man named David intended to become, legally, culturally, and physically, a woman named Diane. This was discrimination 'because of . . . sex.' "ACLU Blog of Rights: Great Decision in Case Against Library of Congress (September 19, 2008)
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Rt @eqca http://bit.ly/6fgr1u Photos from 2009 San Diego Equality Awards. Jerry Brown, Stuart Milk & Diane Schroer.
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http://bit.ly/6fgr1u Photos from 2009 San Diego Equality Awards. Jerry Brown, Stuart Milk & Diane Schroer.
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RT @GayRightsMedia: Trans Retired U.S. Army Col. Diane Schroer Calls the LGBT Community to Action on ENDA http://bit.ly/x8Cxf [aclu.org/ ...
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RT @Ameriqueer: RT @GayRightsMedia Trans Retired U.S. Army Col. Diane Schroer Calls the LGBT Community to Action on ENDA http://bit.ly/x8Cxf
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RT @GayRightsMedia Trans Retired U.S. Army Col. Diane Schroer Calls the LGBT Community to Action on ENDA http://bit.ly/x8Cxf
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