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Apr 21, 2011
A transgender man has sued the drug-treatment center where he worked, claiming it discriminated against him when it fired him from a job that only a man is allowed to do: watching men urinate.
Experts believe El’Jai Devoureau’s case is the first in the United States where a transgender employee has claimed an employer discriminated based on birth gender.
“As our society becomes appropriately more tolerant, I hope that there are more brave people that are willing to endure the collateral problems by drawing a line in the sand and saying they won’t stand for discrimination,” said Jim Walden, a lawyer representing Devoureau.
From AP and WiG reports
