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mahatmakanejeeves

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1. Aimee Stephens, the transgender plaintiff at the center of this as yet unresolved case, has died.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2020, 03:42 PM

May 2020

Aimee Stephens, the transgender plaintiff at the center of this as yet unresolved case, has died, lawyers say. Supreme Court term to begin with blockbuster question: Is it legal to fire someone for being gay or transgender?

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Aimee Stephens, transgender woman at center of Supreme Court case, dies at 59 [View all] demmiblue May 2020 OP

Aimee Stephens, the transgender plaintiff at the center of this as yet unresolved case, has died. mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 #1

She died due to discrimination by bigots. But she persisted as long as she could. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #2

.... Behind the Aegis May 2020 #3

Very sad news. 😢 GentryDixon May 2020 #4

What's the state of the legal case? Does the Supreme Court drop it, ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2020 #5

... littlemissmartypants May 2020 #6