We just moved our daughter into college this week and are back home now. Now, the roller coaster begins. So far so good. One thing I did realize is that I now have about an extra 15 hours per week I calculated. My brother says that I should get a new hobby, but I already
gender dysphoria
Are Gender Dysphoria and Gender Identity Disorders the Same? Why Does it Even Matter?
As I mentioned last week, I have a whole bunch of cases to blog on my pipeline. It took me quite a bit to decide on what to blog on. Ultimately, I decided to blog on Doe v. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, a decision that came down from the United States District Court of…
Sexual Orientation and Transgender Cases Before the United States Supreme Court
Last week, the United States Supreme Court heard the trio of LGBT cases. I was previously on record as saying that I expected sexual orientation to be a difficult call, and the transgender plaintiff would win because discrimination occurring against transgender individuals is usually based upon stereotypes. I then read the transcript of the oral…
Transgender military ban: The Ninth Circuit Decision
Transgender: Equal Protection, Due Process, and ADA
One of the topics that we have discussed before (see here for example), is transgender individuals alleging that they have been the victims of disability discrimination. Recently, transgender plaintiffs have also had success in alleging that they are the victims of sex discrimination as sex discrimination includes stereotyping based on gender, which by…
Gender Dysphoria and the ADA
The big news from last week was the decision from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania holding that gender dysphoria is a protected disability under the ADA. The opinion can be found here. Also, this blog entry specifically references a blog published elsewhere by Christine Duffy, Esq., whom I have known for over 20 years. She…