Many cases involving gender identity and sexual orientation are now being brought to state courts after most federal courts have now recognized their protection from Sex discrimination. The Missouri Supreme Court is expected to decide within months whether state law prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The lawsuit, filed this week in Cole County Circuit Court, challenges the commission’s dismissal of a case brought by a transgender man who claimed his employer treated him differently because he didn’t conform to stereotypes of masculinity.
See this link: http://www.kcur.org/post/another-case-tests-missouris-human-rights-protections-transgender-people
