The Right Person for the Job

[MountainLaurel]

The job candidate interviewing to be a terrorism research analyst at the Library of Congress seemed to have exceptional qualifications: a 25-year Army veteran and former Special Forces commander who spent a career hunting terrorists and often personally briefed the vice president, defense secretary or Joint Chiefs of Staff on sensitive operations.

The interviews and salary talks went well for David Schroer. A job offer followed, and he accepted. Then the new employee brought up one last item: Once work began, the name would be Diane, not David.

The job offer, Schroer said, was rescinded the next day.

Schroer, 48, recently began the medical transition to become a woman. The former Army Ranger believed that the library would be a welcoming place to make a gender transition: "It's the United States government. It's the Congress. It's an eclectic, academic environment with a group of diverse people that all work together to get the job done."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/01/AR2005060101777.html

[Q3JR4]

1. That's disgusting! I hope she wipes the floor with them!

Transgender bias--in our GOVERNMENT no less--has GOT to stop!

:grr:

[UncleSepp]

2. Kick some a**, Diane!

Argh! What, do they think her new tits are going to get in the way? Her gender has nothing to do with her ability to perform her job. Transgender discrimination IS gender discrimination, no different from sexism of any other kind.

It's things like this that make me wish I'd gone to law school.