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Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Court dismisses Krystal Etsitty's transgender discrimination lawsuit

Court dismisses Krystal Etsitty's transgender discrimination lawsuit Transgender Utah Transit Authority employee Krystal Etsitty, pictured left, was fired for using the women's restroom. Etsitty filed a lawsuit against UTA and U.S. District Judge David Sam, referring to Etsitty as a "she," upheld the UTA action and dismissed the lawsuit, agreeing that she was not the victim of sexual stereotyping. Sam said laws prohibiting sex discrimination apply to a person's biological sex, ruling that transsexuals fall outside the 1989 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that banned discrimination against individuals who fail to meet the stereotype of their gender, such as a man who has effeminate mannerisms or a woman who behaves aggressively.�
[Date: 28-Jun-05 ]

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