"The EEOC’s ruling went into effect yesterday, which means that now if a trans* person is fired or treated unfairly by an employer and suspect it’s because of their gender identity, they have a legal precedent to point to, and much steadier ground to stand on if they choose to pursue legal action."

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Autostraddle — Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Rules That Anti-Trans* Discrimination Is, In Fact, Discrimination

WOOHOO.

Let’s not forget though that many states don’t offer employment protection for LGBQ people. So while STRAIGHT trans* people now have across-the-board protection due to a national law, it’s important to remember that our brothers and sisters (cis and trans alike) and genderqueer siblings who are of a non-heterosexual orientation are still at risk for employment discrimination in more than half of the states.

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