A pride flag, a bathroom ban, a job change: LGBTQ+ federal workers challenge Trump in court

A pride flag, a bathroom ban, a job change: LGBTQ+ federal workers challenge Trump in court

Getty Images This report was originally published by The 19th. The Illuminator is a founding member of the 19th News Network Sarah O’Neill loved her job as a data scientist at the National Security Agency. “The government before last year was what I would consider to be a model employer,” O’Neill said. She started the job in 2019, two years after she started her transition to living as a woman. “That wasn’t an issue at all,” she said. “Everybody…

LGBTQ Federal Workers Push Back Against Trump’s Gender Orders

From the NSA to the TSA, LGBTQ federal employees say new executive orders have created hostile work environments, restricted health care access, and prompted a growing wave of discrimination lawsuits.