US EditionLawsuit challenges TSA’s ban on transgender officers conducting pat-downs
The lawsuit claims the TSA policy blocks transgender officers from key duties and career advancement, causing emotional harm and workplace discrimination, according to legal counsel.
- A Virginia transportation security officer is accusing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of sex discrimination over a policy barring transgender officers from conducting security screening pat-downs.
- According to internal documents, the Transportation Security Administration enacted the policy in February to comply with President Trump's executive order declaring two unchangeable sexes.
- The lawsuit filed by Danielle Mittereder alleges the new policy violates civil rights law by prohibiting her from core job functions and subjecting her identity to scrutiny.
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TSA Sues Over Policy Barring Trans Pat-Downs
A transgender Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), accusing the agency of sex discrimination over a policy prohibiting transgender agents from conducting security pat-downs. According to internal TSA documents obtained by The Associated Press, transgender officers “will no longer engage in pat-down duties, which are conducted based on both the traveler’s and o…
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Transgender TSA officer challenges new policy
A Virginia transportation security officer filed a lawsuit last week accusing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of sex discrimination over a policy that bars transgender officers from performing security screening pat-downs.
Virginia lawsuit challenges TSA’s ban on transgender officers conducting pat-downs
By CLAIRE SAVAGE A Virginia transportation security officer is accusing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of sex discrimination over a policy that bars transgender officers from performing security screening pat-downs, according to a federal lawsuit. Related Articles Trump pardons the husband of Republican supporter Rep. Diana Harshbarger of Tennessee White House’s 50-year mortgage proposal has one notable b…
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