First Lady Michelle Obama in June got a taste of the urgency felt by those seeking workplace protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees. While speaking during a fundraiser, she was confronted by Ellen Sturtz, a protester later identified as a member of the organization GetEQUAL. Sturtz, who was angry at the lack of progress in enacting federal protections for LGBT employees, explained, "I don't have time to wait another generation for equality.…I could no longer remain silent." Along with the First Lady, people across America are becoming increasingly aware of the issues that sexual-orientation and gender-identity protections raise.
On June 17, a Colorado agency ruled that a public school could not prohibit a transgender child from using the girls' restroom, and the Maine Supreme Judicial Court is considering a case that raises the same issue. As transgender people gain more visibility and protection in society, employers will face accommodation demands from transgender employees in the workplace. For employers, these issues are complex and riddled with legal and political land mines.
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