'Sue 'em all.' Transgender Ohioans need to take fight to court. Letters
Re "'It's like saying the world is round:' Ohio GOP wants state to recognize only 2 sexes,' April 7: 'Ohio Republicans want to take a page from President Donald Trump and require the state to recognize only two sexes,' reported Haley BeMiller (''It's like saying the world is round:' Ohio GOP wants state to recognize only 2 sexes,' April 7).
Earth, of course, is no round ball, but a spheroid with equatorial bulge and polar flattening.
If I were a transgender American injured or even seriously inconvenienced by the State of Ohio or by any sports organization, school system, employer or public accommodation, then I would consult legal counsel about suing the offender.
In my opinion as an honorably discharged U.S. Army Legal Specialist, such litigation requires consideration of three times the U.S. Supreme Court upheld trans rights.
In 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis (2023), the High Court repeatedly upheld state LGBT-inclusive anti-discrimination laws. See also: J. Eric Peters, "A very good year for LGBTQ+ Americans and 303 Creative," Philadelphia Gay News, Aug. 2, 2023.
In Williams v. Kincaid, SCOTUS let stand (2023) an appellate ruling (2022) that the Americans with Disabilities Act covers gender dysphoria.
In a landmark civil rights case, Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia (2020), the Supreme Court found in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Sue 'em all, and let God sort them out.
Joseph Eric Peters, Columbus
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio attacking trans people like Trump. Time to fight back. | Letter
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