• Yote.zip@pawb.social
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    11 months ago

    Now, Vary has filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which could prompt a legal challenge of the “Don’t Say Gay” law’s expansion.

    Does this have any chance of doing anything? I’m very surprised at their boldness to document exactly why they were firing them - do they think they can withstand the legal challenge or are they just stupid? (it’s always hard to guess with homophobes)

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      11 months ago

      Title VII of the Civil Rights Acts prohibits discrimination based on sex in matters of employment. They can dictate what teachers teach, but this should be a slam dunk under federal law.

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    If this does not violate some anti-discrimination laws that you are doing law wrong. I am fairly certain this would not be legal in my country.

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      Last year a trans teacher in my country was not only removed but also libeled so badly she had to kill herself, the news were more or less like “see? she was actually mentally ill”… For those who don’t remember, source but not for the faint of heart.

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    Vary refused to go by the title “Ms”, and it was eventually decided that she would be fired – despite Florida’s ongoing teacher shortage crisis.

    In an article that is focusing on gender identity, did Pink News mess up Vary’s pronouns or am I missing something?