U.S. judge allows first transgender person to sue under disability law

U.S. judge allows first transgender person to sue under disability law:

U.S. judge allows first transgender person to sue under disability law

Kate Lynn Blatt, a transgender woman, laughs outside a gender-neutral bathroom at the 15th Annual Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, June 9, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

By Daniel Trotta

(Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Thursday that a transgender woman could move forward with a sex discrimination lawsuit against her employer under the Americans with Disabilities Act, even though it explicitly excludes transgender people from protection.

The plaintiff, Kate Lynn Blatt, becomes the first transgender person to be allowed to sue under the ADA for gender dysphoria, according to her Philadelphia-based lawyer, Neelima Vanguri..."