White House Not Appealing Transgender Ruling
The Obama administration is not fighting a nearly $500,000 judgment for a Library of Congress hiree who lost the job while undergoing a gender change from a man to a woman. The Justice Department let the deadline to appeal the decision pass Tuesday, a day after President Barack Obama hosted gay supporters at the White House and promised to be their “champion.” Some activists have complained he has not led on their causes, including ending the ban on gays in the military. Diane Schroer, a retired Army Special Forces commander from Alexandria, Va., had been offered a job at the Library of Congress when he was a man, David Schroer. The job was rescinded the day after Schroer told a library official he was going to have an operation to become a woman.
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If I understand this rightly, we are making real progress as a nation, and as a minority.
As a gay/bi man in my early 60’s I have vivid memories of the days when being actively LGB was a crime in all 50 states, punishible by imprisonment, assault, mental and physical torture, rape and handicapping social penalties
While we know that justice delayed is justice denied, I am optimistic about the direction this Administration, and our world at large, seems to be moving.
Seth Christopher
Campbell, CA, USA