Acting head of US employment rights agency failing to protect trans and nonbinary workers, Democrats say

The letter also notes the EEOC moved to dismiss six cases the agency had previously pursued against employers accused of gender identity discrimination, including EEOC v Boxwood Hotels, a lawsuit in which the employer is alleged to have fired a transgender employee after the employee’s manager repeatedly misgendered the employee and referred to them as “it”.

Signers of the letter include 70 members of Congress, led by Congressman Mark Takano, Robert C “Bobby” Scott and Suzanne Bonamici. The letter comes as state legislatures in the US introduced over 530 bills targeting LGBTQ+ people in 2024.