Gender bias at the Library of Congress

A fascinating case of either gender bias or homophobia involves a former special forces colonel and the US Library of Congress:

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a discrimination suit against the Library of Congress on behalf of a transgender woman whose job offer was withdrawn after she informed the library she was transitioning from male to female.

Diane Schroer, 49, a decorated veteran with 25 years of military service, recently accepted a job at the Library of Congress as a senior terrorism research analyst. After taking her future boss to lunch and explaining that she would present at work as a woman, she said the boss called the next day to say she was not a "good fit" for the library.

"After risking my life for more than 25 years for my country, I've been told I'm not worthy of the freedoms I worked so hard to protect," Schroer said. "All I'm asking is to be judged by my abilities rather than my gender.

Surely, even the government can recognize that a person's ability to do the job will not be changed by whether they wear male or female clothing?