WASHINGTON – An Alexandria, Va., woman has taken the Library of Congress to court, alleging a job offer there was withdrawn one day after she informed an official that she was making the transition from being a man to being a woman.
Diane Schroer, 52, has sued for sex discrimination under the Civil Rights Act. Schroer is a former Army Special Forces commander and applied in 2004 for a job as a terrorism research analyst. She testified Tuesday she was shocked when the job offer was rescinded.
The Library of Congress has argued that Schroer cannot sue because the Civil Rights Act does not protect transsexuals or prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity.
The trial is being heard without a jury and testimony is expected to last about a week.
Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox