Misuse of Pronouns Can Be Discriminatory

That’s what the federal Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit said. The case involved a transgender corrections officer who claimed that repeated misgendering by supervisors and coworkers amounted to harassment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. It created a hostile work environment. The district court had barred the claim because some coworkers used terms and pronouns in accordance with the officer’s gender identity, but the decision was reversed and sent back to the lower court because others frequently misgendered and harassed him. #IdeaoftheDay

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