Transgender Man Awarded $120,000 in Discrimination Case at Iowa Prison - The New York Times

Transgender Man Awarded $120,000 in Discrimination Case at Iowa Prison - The New York Times

"In 2015, Jesse Vroegh, a registered nurse working in an Iowa prison, asked his employers at the state Department of Corrections to allow him to use the men’s restrooms and locker rooms at work because he was transitioning from female to male.
But the department denied his requests, citing its concerns about the “rights of the male officers” and saying that transgender issues were “too controversial,” according to a lawsuit.
Jurors in Iowa thought differently.
On Wednesday, a jury in District Court in Polk County awarded Mr. Vroegh $120,000, for workplace discrimination on the basis of sex and gender identity and for damages related to being denied insurance coverage for gender reassignment surgery, the decision said..."
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