Advocate.com – By Julie Bolcer
A transgender federal air marshal has filed a lawsuit charging the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Air Marshal Service, and individuals within the agency with discrimination and violation of civil rights, the Transgender Community of Police and Sheriffs International announced on Monday.
The complaint, filed in U.S. district court in Washington, D.C., alleges discrimination, civil rights violations, harassment, retaliation, and the fostering of a hostile work environment by immediate supervisors and senior staff against the plaintiff, known as Veronica Doe.