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Staff Attorney Matt Wood and Shea
Transgender Woman Denied Job by State Department
of Corrections, Resolved in EEOC Mediation
Shea was thrilled when she applied to be a
correctional officer (“C.O.”) at a south western state
correctional institution. A U.S. Army vet with a
college degree in criminal justice and experience in
loss prevention, she was excited to begin her life-
long dream of a working in corrections – a career that
allowed her to use her knowledge and experience
and that provided a solid income with excellent
benefits. Shea passed all required exams and
fitness tests, and the agency’s recruiters were aware
of her transgender identity and encouraged her every
step of the way.
When it came time for her to enroll in the
correctional officer academy however, Shea was
informed that she couldn’t enroll because her
“anatomy was not clearly male or female.” In other
words, because Shea had not yet had a gender
affirming surgery (sexual reassignment
surgery/SRS), she was prohibited from working as a
C.O. in the men’s facility where she was scheduled to
start work. She was also prohibited from working as a
C.O. at a women’s state prison.
Gender identity discrimination is illegal under Title
VII, the federal employment nondiscrimination
statute. With the assistance of Transgender Law
Center staff attorneys Matt Wood and Sasha Buchert,
Shea was able to successfully resolve her case in an
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EEOC mediation and has begun working in a correctional institution. “I am grateful to Transgender Law Center
for its support for me and all transgender people. I shouldn’t be denied a job just because of who I am,” she
said.
“Unfortunately, incidents like this one are all too common for transgender employees and job applicants” said
Staff Attorney Wood. “It’s important that transgender people know that federal law prohibits discrimination
based upon gender identity. A transgender woman is a woman regardless of whether she has had SRS or not.”
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