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Federal Court Awards Transgender Veteran Maximum Compensation In Sex Discrimination Case Against Library of Congress

By ACLU

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WASHINGTON, DC ? A federal judge ruled that transgender veteran Diane Schroer is entitled to the maximum compensation for the discrimination she suffered after being refused a job with the Library of Congress. The American Civil Liberties Union brought a sex discrimination lawsuit on behalf of Schroer, a Special Forces veteran who retired after 25 years of service, when she was denied a job after announcing her intention to transition from male to female.

Full post as published by ACLU Newsroom on April 29, 2009 (boomark / email).

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