Tag: fired

The Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley Firing of Rabbi has Antisemitic Tone

January 15, 2024

By Melanie Nathan, January 15, 2024. Last week I spoke to Rabbi Jane Litman, the first openly LGBTQ person to be admitted to a rabbinical seminary, recently fired by The Pacific School of Religion, the context and circumstances of which scream antisemitism.  HAARETZ posted an article about the firing by Judy maltz on January 12, … More The Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley Firing of Rabbi has Antisemitic Tone

Over 30 Organizations File Amicus Brief in Support of Worker Who Was Fired for Being Transgender

July 3, 2019

More than 30 Transgender and Ally Organizations File Amicus Brief in Support of Worker Who Was Fired for Being Transgender Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) today filed a “friend of the court” brief with 33 other signatories in support of Aimee Stephens in her case before the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2013, a Michigan funeral … More Over 30 Organizations File Amicus Brief in Support of Worker Who Was Fired for Being Transgender

TLDEF Denounces Federal Court Ruling in Michigan Funeral Home Case

August 18, 2016

 TLDEF Denounces Federal Court Ruling in Favor of Michigan Funeral Home that Fired Employee for Being Transgender New York, NY- Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) condemns a federal court ruling in favor of a Garden City, Michigan funeral home that fired an employee for being transgender. The court ruled that the funeral home … More TLDEF Denounces Federal Court Ruling in Michigan Funeral Home Case