Transsexual protected against discrimination

The 11th Circuit has affirmed summary judgment in favor of a transexual employee who was terminated from her public sector job. The Defendant "testified that his decision to dismiss Glenn was based on his perception of Glenn as 'a man dressed as a woman and made up as a woman,' and [Defendant] admitted that his decision to fire Glenn was based on 'the sheer fact of the transition.' [Defendant's] testimony provides ample direct evidence to support the district court’s conclusion that [Defendant] acted on the basis of Glenn’s gender non-conformity. Although he case was brought as a constitutional equal protection claim the court acknowledged the underlying rationale would apply in a Title VII context.