Transgender former nurse wins discrimination case against state at Iowa Supreme Court
BPC Staff Apr 1, 2022 | 7:56 pm
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75 wordsAll Latest News, Government Policy and Law, Statewide News, Women’s and Gender IssuesDes Moines Register: The Iowa Supreme Court today upheld a $120,000 jury verdict for a transgender former employee who sued the Iowa Department of Corrections for sex and gender discrimination. Jesse Vroegh, a nurse for Iowa’s prison system from 2009 to 2016, transitioned from female to male in 2014 and asked for permission to use the men’s restrooms and locker rooms. Instead he was told to use a single-stall unisex room in a different building.