A federal appeals court has ordered an Oklahoma university to reinstate a transgender English professor — with tenure — after ruling that she was denied tenure and ultimately fired after transitioning on the job. The Obama-era U.S. Department of Justice sued the university on Tudor’s behalf, marking the first time it had filed a sex discrimination lawsuit on behalf of a transgender person. “[A] tenured university professor holds an insular position that can effectively operate without the need for extensive collaboration with colleagues or school administrators,” Ebel wrote. Accordingly, Southeastern concedes that Bostock invalidates its arguments…that transgender discrimination is not enough alone to make out a Title VII violation,” Ebel wrote. “As injurious as the sex discrimination and retaliation were to Dr. Tudor, she did not consider it merely personal,” the statement said.

Source: MetroXpress September 14, 2021 23:53 UTC