{"id":4689,"date":"2008-08-20T20:38:30","date_gmt":"2008-08-21T03:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2008\/08\/20\/federal-government-discriminates-against-trans-anti-terrorism-expert\/"},"modified":"2008-08-20T20:38:30","modified_gmt":"2008-08-21T03:58:18","slug":"federal-government-discriminates-against-trans-anti-terrorism-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=4689","title":{"rendered":"Federal Government Discriminates Against Trans Anti-Terrorism Expert"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Washington Post<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The offer, for a job as a terrorism research analyst, was pulled the day after Schroer told her future boss that she was making the medical transition from being a man, David, to being a woman, Diane.[…]<\/p>\n

Schroer, of Alexandria, had a prestigious military career that ended in retirement in 2004 after seven years in the Army’s Special Forces command. After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Schroer became director of a 120-member classified organization that tracked and targeted international terrorists. She routinely briefed the country’s top officials, including Vice President Cheney.[…]<\/p>\n

The Library of Congress, represented by Justice Department attorneys, has argued that Schroer cannot sue because the Civil Rights Act does not protect transsexuals or prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Anyone else reminded of the desperately needed Farsi and Arabic linguists the Pentagon fired for being queer<\/a>?<\/p>\n

So is it the case that conservatives really don’t believe that the “war on terror” is really very serious, and that’s why they won’t bother employing the best anti-terrorism experts if they happen to be trans or queer? Or is it that their bigotry is so extreme and irrational that they’d honestly prefer for more Americans to die in terrorist attacks, rather than allow gay, lesbian and\/or trans people to be employed? I’m honestly not sure which it is.<\/p>\n

(Curtsy: The Debate Link<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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