14 Year City Manager Fired for Wanting a Sex Change
Wow. This really underscores the need for basic equal employment opportunity laws that protect everyone. This is from the Worcester Telegram & Gazette News...
Friday, March 2, 2007
Sex change operation plan gets 14-year city manager fired
Activists say gender identity nondiscrimination laws needed
A CLOSER LOOK
By Phil Davis THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
People follow the proceedings of a special meeting of the Largo City Council on a television monitor.
LARGO, Fla.— Steve Stanton professed his love for the city and asked the people of Largo to support his decision to undergo a sex change and allow him to keep his $140,000-a-year job as city manager.
To his sorrow, the answer came back no.
Read more here: http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070302/NEWS/703020378/1052
Listen to it on NPR.org: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7648733
1 comment:
I think you've hit the nail on the head - basic employment protections for all. I think Stanton's got a heck of a lawsuit - check out the law on my blog http://jweissdiary.blogspot.com
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