8 months ago
Trans Scientist Sues Trump Over '2 Sexes' Order
A transgender woman named Sarah O'Neill, who works as a scientist for the NSA, is suing the Trump administration.
She is upset about an order from President Trump that says there are only two sexes: male and female.
Sarah says this order and other rules at her workplace make her feel unwelcome and are against the law.
She wants the court to stop these rules and let her use the women's restroom and identify as female at work.
The Supreme Court has said that discrimination against transgender people is against the law, and Sarah's lawyers are using this to argue her case.
Transgender NSA data scientist Sarah O'Neill is suing the Trump administration over an executive order recognizing only two sexes.
O'Neill claims the order and resulting policies violate her civil rights and create a hostile work environment.
The lawsuit seeks to block enforcement of the order and restore O'Neill's workplace rights and protections.
O'Neill asserts the NSA has cancelled policies recognizing her transgender identity and barred her from using the women's restroom.
The Supreme Court ruled in 2020 that discrimination based on gender identity is prohibited under Section VII of the Civil Rights Act.
- Who
- Sarah O'Neill, a transgender NSA data scientist, is suing the Trump administration.
- What
- O'Neill is challenging an executive order and policies that she says violate her civil rights.
- Where
- The case is being heard in a U.S. District Court in Maryland.
- When
- The lawsuit was filed Monday in a U.S. District Court in Maryland.
- Why
- O'Neill believes the order and resulting policies create a hostile work environment and violate federal civil rights law.
Key facts
- Plaintiff
- Sarah O'Neill
- Position
- NSA data scientist
- Defendant
- Trump administration
- Executive Order
- Recognizes only two sexes: male and female
- Lawsuit Filed
- Monday in U.S. District Court, Maryland
- Legal Basis
- Section VII of the Civil Rights Act
- Supreme Court Ruling
- 2020: Section VII prohibits discrimination based on gender identity
Quotes
US Supreme Court
The highest court in the United States
“We agree that homosexuality and transgender status are distinct concepts from sex. But, as we’ve seen, discrimination based on homosexuality or transgender status necessarily entails discrimination based on sex; the first cannot happen without the second.”
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