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DOJ Will Not Appeal Veteran’s Victory In Transgender Discrimination Case (07/01/2009)
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Justice decided not to appeal a federal court ruling awarding transgender veteran Diane Schroer the maximum compensation for the discrimination she suffered after being refused a job with the Library of Congress. The deadline for seeking an appeal was June 30. The American Civil Liberties Union has represented Schroer in her case.

Federal Court Awards Transgender Veteran Maximum Compensation In Sex Discrimination Case Against Library of Congress (04/29/2009)
WASHINGTON, DC — A federal judge ruled that transgender veteran Diane Schroer is entitled to the maximum compensation for the discrimination she suffered after being refused a job with the Library of Congress. The American Civil Liberties Union brought a sex discrimination lawsuit on behalf of Schroer, a Special Forces veteran who retired after 25 years of service, when she was denied a job after announcing her intention to transition from male to female.

New Web Campaign, Tell-Three.org, Encourages People to Talk About What it Means to be LGBT (02/03/2009)
NEW YORK – Join the Impact has partnered with other national LGBT groups to develop a web based public education campaign, www.tell-three.org, to encourage LGBT people and their supporters to have three conversations with friends and family to help build support for LGBT equality.

Women Ask Court to Order New Illinois Birth Certificates Following Sex Reassignment Surgery Abroad (01/27/2009)
CHICAGO – Citing the need to have an accurate birth certificate for identification purposes, two women born in Illinois today asked a court to order the state to issue new birth certificates that reflect their appropriate and accurate gender following gender confirmation surgery (sometimes described as sex reassignment surgery). For more than four decades, Illinois has permitted individuals who have gender confirmation surgery to change the gender “marker” on an original birth certificate; the Department of Vital Records, however, recently started interpreting the law to provide this option only if an individual has the surgery by a United States-licensed physician. This creates an unnecessary and unfair burden for the growing number of persons who select a surgeon from Europe, South America or Asia. Both of the women in today’s lawsuit opted for their own reasons to have their gender confirmation surgery in Thailand.

Transgender Veteran Wins Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against Library of Congress (09/19/2008)
WASHINGTON - Today a federal judge ruled that the Library of Congress illegally discriminated against a Special Forces veteran when she was denied a job after announcing her intention to transition from male to female. In a groundbreaking decision, the court ruled that discriminating against someone for changing genders is sex discrimination under federal law.

Why We're Asking Courts and Legislatures for Transgender Equality (01/01/2003)
From "Where We Are 2003": The Annual Report of the ACLU Lesbian & Gay Rights Project

Schroer v. Library of Congress - Damages Order (04/28/2009)
Order awarding damages to plaintiff in landmark transgender employment discrimination case Schroer v. Library of Congress.

Kirk v. Arnold - Amended Complaint (04/07/2009)

Schroer v. Library of Congress - Decision (09/19/2008)

Schroer v. Library of Congress – Plaintiff's Post-Trial Brief (08/27/2008)

Schroer v. Library of Congress - Order Denying Government's Motion for Summary Judgment (07/03/2008)

Coalition Letter Urging Congress Only to Move on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act if Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity are Addressed in One Bill (10/01/2007)

Letter to the House on the Congressional Pledge to Prohibit Gender Orientation Discrimination (05/23/2000)

Transgender People & the Law: Frequently Asked Questions (01/22/2008)

ACLU Letter to Federal Bureau of Prisons on Behalf of MTF Transgender Prisoner (12/22/2006)

King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention Policy on Transgender Inmates (08/31/2006)

Lovo-Lara Visa Petition Case Profile (08/18/2005)

Profile of Diane Schroer (06/02/2005)
Diane Schroer is not one to shrink from a challenge. But when she retired as a Colonel after 25 years of distinguished service in the Army, she faced one of her biggest challenges yet: coming out to her friends and family as a transsexual woman.

Schroer v. Library of Congress: Frequently Asked Questions (10/22/2008)

In re Rockefeller - About the Plaintiff (12/15/2006)

Kirk v. Arnold - Case Profile (01/27/2009)
Two transgender women are suing the Illinois Department of Vital Records for refusing to change the gender marker on their birth certificates because they had reassignment surgery outside of the United States.

Seals v. Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc. - Case Profile (06/18/2008)

In re Rockefeller - Case Profile (12/13/2006)

Sundstrom v. Frank - Case Profile (01/27/2006)
Transgender inmates are barred from medical treatment.

Schroer v. Library of Congress - Case Profile (06/02/2005)