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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ

STATE LAWS EXECUTIVE EDITOR Denise M. Visconti, Esq. Littler Mendelson, P.C. San Diego, CA

Foreword: Unfinished Business Justice Virginia Long (ret.) New Jersey Supreme Court and Counsel, Fox Rothschild LLP Lawrenceville, NJ Asaf Orr, Esq. National Center for Lesbian Rights San Francisco, CA

Foreword: With Fairness for All Hon. Jack Markell Governor State of Delaware Dover, DE

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Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation Discrimination

CHAPTER AUTHORS, CONTRIBUTORS, AND REVIEWERS Part I: Overview Chapter 1 — Introduction Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ

Chapter 2 — The Transformative Power of Words Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ Reviewers Natalie F. Hrubos, Esq. Duane Morris LLP Philadelphia, PA Susan B. Marine, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Director, Higher Education Graduate Program Merrimack College School of Education North Andover, MA

Chapter 3 — Case Study: Illustrative Review of the Pragmatic Issues Covered in This Treatise Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ

Part II: Personal Essays: Walk in Our Shoes Chapter 4 — The Shattering of Illusion: The Case of Paula Grossman, Pioneering Transgender Plaintiff R ichard J. Schachter, Esq. Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. Bridgewater, NJ

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Chapter 5 — Why the Fuss? My Best Grammar School Teacher Was Fired Simply Because She Was a “Transsexual” Scott K eeler Photojournalist Tampa Bay Times St. Petersburg/Tampa, FL

Chapter 6 — Glenn v. Brumby: Forty Years After Grossman Vandy Beth Glenn Atlanta, GA

Chapter 7 — Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling . . . From Above Margaret S. Stumpp, Ph.D. Chief Investment Officer Quantitative Management Associates LLC Newark, NJ

Chapter 8 — Only as Complicated as You Make It Dolan A. K neafsey, M.S.S., L.S.W. Child Welfare Philadelphia, PA

Chapter 9 — Living an Ordinary Life Cheryl McCormick, Esq.

Chapter 10 — Beyond Binary Thomas Beatie Author, Labor of Love: The Story of One Man’s Extraordinary Pregnancy Phoenix, AZ

Chapter 11 — Life Will Go On: A Spouse’s Story K athie Duffy Executive Assistant and Firm Seminar Coordinator Schwartz Hannum PC Andover, MA

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Chapter 12 — A Parent’s Perspective on Gender Affirmations Alexis Grant

Chapter 13 — Why I Support Transgender Rights: An Employer-Side Lawyer’s Story Catherine E. R euben, Esq. Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP Boston, MA

Part III: The Federal Law of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace Chapter 14 — Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ Robyn B. Gigl, Esq. Stein, McGuire, Pantages & Gigl, LLP Livingston, NJ Board Member, Garden State Equality and Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund Chair-Elect, New Jersey State Bar Association, LGBT Rights Section Contributor CJ Griffin, Esq. Pashman Stein PC Hackensack, NJ Vice Chair, New Jersey State Bar Association, LGBT Rights Section

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Chapter 15 — Federal Equal Protection Taylor Flynn, Esq. Professor of Law Western New England University School of Law Springfield, MA Contributors Jennifer L. Levi, Esq. Professor of Law Western New England University School of Law Springfield, MA Director, Transgender Rights Project Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders Boston, MA Irina Vaynerman Class of 2014 Yale Law School New Haven, CT

Chapter 16 — The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ Reviewers Lynn A. K appelman, Esq. Seyfarth Shaw LLP Boston, MA Seth M. Marnin, Esq. Anti-Defamation League New York, NY

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Chapter 17 — Special Issues Involving Federal Employees, Employees of Federal Contractors, and Members of the Military Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ

Chapter 18 — Immigration and LGBT Employees Victoria Neilson, Esq. Formerly with Immigration Equality New York, NY Reviewer Ethan E. K aufman, Esq. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP New York, NY

Chapter 19 — The Employment Non-Discrimination Act: Its Scope, History, and Prospects Suzanne B. Goldberg, Esq. Herbert and Doris Wechsler Clinical Professor of Law Director, Center for Gender and Sexuality Law Columbia Law School New York, NY Terra Hittson Class of 2014 Columbia Law School New York, NY K evin Hu Class of 2014 Columbia Law School New York, NY Contributor Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ

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Part IV: The State Law of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace Chapter 20 — Survey of State Laws Regarding Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace State Laws Executive Editor Denise M. Visconti, Esq. Littler Mendelson, P.C. San Diego, CA

State Laws Coordinator of Reviewers D’Arcy K emnitz , Esq. Executive Director The National LGBT Bar Association Washington, DC

OVERVIEW Denise M. Visconti, Esq. Littler Mendelson, P.C. San Diego, CA Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ

ALABAMA Denise M. Visconti, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. San Diego, CA

ALASKA Denise M. Visconti, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. San Diego, CA Reviewer Allison Mendel, Esq. Mendel & Associates, Inc. Anchorage, AK

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ARIZONA Shawn Oller, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Phoenix, AZ Jacquelyn Meirick, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Phoenix, AZ Reviewers Attorney K athie J. Gummere Law Offices of Kathie J. Gummere Phoenix, AZ Robert Weeks, Esq. Weeks Law Office PLLC Phoenix, AZ

ARKANSAS Denise M. Visconti, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. San Diego, CA

CALIFORNIA Diane L. K imberlin, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Los Angeles, CA

COLORADO Oliver McK instry, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Denver, CO Reviewer Rosemary Orsini, Esq. Berenbaum Weinshienk PC Denver, CO

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CONNECTICUT Matthew K. Curtin, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. New Haven, CT Paul A. Testa, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. New Haven, CT Reviewer Joshua R. Goodbaum, Esq. Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Richardson, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C. New Haven, CT

DELAWARE Matthew J. Sharbaugh, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Los Angeles, CA

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA K evin M. K raham, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Washington, DC E. Ashley Sims, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Washington, DC Reviewer Louis Lopez , Esq. Civil Rights Division U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC

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FLORIDA Desirée C. Henderson, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Orlando, FL Reviewers Ryan D. Barack, Esq. Kwall, Showers & Barack, P.A. Clearwater, FL Anthony V. Falzon, Esq. Simon, Schindler & Sandberg, LLP Miami, FL K endra D. Presswood, Esq. Shankman Leone, P.A. Tampa, FL

GEORGIA Christopher J. Harris, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Atlanta, GA Reviewer Blake Andrews, Esq. Andrews & Stembridge, LLC Atlanta, GA

HAWAII Denise M. Visconti, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. San Diego, CA

IDAHO Hilary Muckleroy, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Las Vegas, NV

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ILLINOIS Denise M. Visconti, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. San Diego, CA Reviewer K ate Sedey, Esq. The Case Law Firm, LLC Chicago, IL

INDIANA Haven Claytor, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Los Angeles, CA Reviewers Sandra L. Blevins, Esq. Betz + Blevins Indianapolis, IN Courtney E. Campbell, Esq. Betz + Blevins Indianapolis, IN

IOWA Barbara A. Blackburn, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Sacramento, CA Reviewer John Joseph Neal, Esq. Willenbring, Dahl, Wocken & Zimmermann, PLLC Cold Spring, MN

KANSAS Haven Claytor, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Los Angeles, CA Sarah English Littler Mendelson P.C. Los Angeles, CA

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KENTUCKY Haven Claytor, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Los Angeles, CA Sarah English Littler Mendelson P.C. Los Angeles, CA

LOUISIANA Haven Claytor, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Los Angeles, CA Sarah English Littler Mendelson P.C. Los Angeles, CA Reviewers Alexandra E. Mora, Esq. Law Office of Alexandra Mora, APLC New Orleans, LA Walter F. Wolf, III, Esq. Law Office of Alexandra Mora, APLC New Orleans, LA

MAINE Jeanne M. Barber, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Boston, MA Reviewer Guy D. Loranger, Esq. Law Office of Guy D. Loranger Old Orchard Beach, ME

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MARYLAND K evin M. K raham, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Washington, DC E. Ashley Sims, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Washington, DC Reviewers K enneth Sigman, Esq. Silber, Perlman, Sigman & Tilev, P.A. Takoma Park, MD Susan C. Silber, Esq. Silber, Perlman, Sigman & Tilev, P.A. Takoma Park, MD

MASSACHUSETTS Vanessa K. Hackett, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Boston, MA Reviewers Philip J. Gordon, Esq. Gordon Law Group, LLP Boston, MA Beth R. Myers, Esq. Rodgers, Powers & Schwartz LLP Boston, MA James A.W. Shaw, Esq. Segal Roitman, LLP Boston, MA

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MICHIGAN Nina K. Markey, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Philadelphia, PA Reviewers Charlotte Croson, Esq. Bogas, Koncius & Croson P.C. Bingham Farms, MI Joni M. Fixel, Esq. Fixel Law Offices, PLLC Okemos, MI

MINNESOTA Andrew Voss, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Minneapolis, MN Reviewers Frances E. Baillon, Esq. Baillon Thome Jozwiak & Wanta LLP Minneapolis, MN Brian T. Rochel, Esq. Schaefer Halleen, LLC Minneapolis, MN Jonathan D. Sigelman, Esq. Law Offices of Jonathan D. Sigelman St. Louis Park, MN

MISSISSIPPI Haven Claytor, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Los Angeles, CA

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MISSOURI Haven Claytor, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Los Angeles, CA Sarah English Littler Mendelson P.C. Los Angeles, CA

MONTANA Denise M. Visconti, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. San Diego, CA Reviewer Cynthia K. Smith, Esq. Jasper Smith Lacny P.C. Missoula, MT

NEBRASKA Sage Fahimi, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. San Diego, CA Reviewer John Joseph Neal, Esq. Willenbring, Dahl, Wocken & Zimmermann, PLLC Cold Spring, MN

NEVADA Peter D. Navarro, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Las Vegas, NV

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NEW HAMPSHIRE Jeanne M. Barber, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Boston, MA Reviewers Lauren Simon Irwin, Esq. Upton & Hatfield, LLP Concord, NH President, New Hampshire Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association Attorney Nancy R ichards-Stower Law Offices of Nancy Richards-Stower Merrimack, NH

NEW JERSEY Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ Denise M. Visconti, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. San Diego, CA Reviewer K evin M. Costello, Esq. Costello & Mains, P.C. Mount Laurel, NJ

NEW MEXICO Shawn Oller, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Phoenix, AZ Jacquelyn Meirick, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Phoenix, AZ

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NEW YORK Emily Haan, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. New York, NY Reviewers Carmelyn P. Malalis, Esq. Outten & Golden LLP New York, NY Naomi B. Sunshine, Esq. Outten & Golden LLP New York, NY K athryn O. Lazares Outten & Golden LLP New York, NY

NORTH CAROLINA Denise M. Visconti, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. San Diego, CA

NORTH DAKOTA Sage Fahimi, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. San Diego, CA Reviewer Jonathan D. Sigelman, Esq. Law Offices of Jonathan D. Sigelman St. Louis Park, MN

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OHIO Denise M. Visconti, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. San Diego, CA Reviewer Nancy Marcus, Esq. Assistant Professor of Law Indiana Institute of Technology Law School Fort Wayne, IN

OKLAHOMA Denise M. Visconti, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. San Diego, CA

OREGON Ursula A. K ienbaum, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Portland, OR Reviewers Hon. Beth A. Allen, Esq. Multnomah County Circuit Court Portland, OR Alec L. Esquivel, Esq. Oregon Department of Human Services Office of Equity and Multicultural Services Salem, OR

PENNSYLVANIA Leigh Ann Bigley, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Philadelphia, PA Reviewer David M. Rosenblum, Esq. Mazzoni Center Philadelphia, PA

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PUERTO RICO Denise M. Visconti, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. San Diego, CA

RHODE ISLAND Sarah Green, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Boston, MA Vanessa K. Hackett, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Boston, MA

SOUTH CAROLINA Haven Claytor, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Los Angeles, CA Sarah English Littler Mendelson P.C. Los Angeles, CA

SOUTH DAKOTA Sage Fahimi, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. San Diego, CA Reviewer Jonathan D. Sigelman, Esq. Law Offices of Jonathan D. Sigelman St. Louis Park, MN

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TENNESSEE Denise M. Visconti, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. San Diego, CA Reviewers Maureen T. Holland, Esq. Holland & Associates, PLLC Memphis, TN Jennifer B. Morton, Esq. Jennifer Morton Law, PLLC Knoxville, TN

TEXAS Jeremy W. Hawpe, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Dallas, TX James A. Frederick, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Dallas, TX Reviewers Margaret A. Harris, Esq. Butler & Harris Houston, TX Ashley E. Tremain, Esq. Kilgore & Kilgore PLLC Dallas, TX

UTAH K ristina Escamilla Gilmore, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Las Vegas, NV

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VERMONT K evin M. K raham, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Washington, DC E. Ashley Sims, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Washington, DC

VIRGINIA K evin M. K raham, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Washington, DC E. Ashley Sims, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Washington, DC

WASHINGTON James Zissler, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Seattle, WA Deidra Nguyen, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Seattle, WA Reviewer Beth Barrett Bloom, Esq. Frank Freed Subit & Thomas LLP Seattle, WA

WEST VIRGINIA Haven Claytor, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Los Angeles, CA Sarah English Littler Mendelson P.C. Los Angeles, CA

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WISCONSIN Jason Plowman, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. Milwaukee, WI Reviewers Brenda Lewison, Esq. Law Office of Arthur Heitzer Milwaukee, WI Tamara B. Packard, Esq. Cullen Weston Pines & Bach LLP Madison, WI

WYOMING Denise M. Visconti, Esq. Littler Mendelson P.C. San Diego, CA

Part V: Labor Arbitration and LGBT Employees Chapter 21 — Labor Arbitration Awards David G. Islinger, Esq. Jackson Lewis P.C. Morristown, NJ Michelle E. Phillips, Esq. Jackson Lewis P.C. White Plains, NY Ryan H. Nelson, Esq. Jackson Lewis P.C. Melville, NY

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Part VI: Litigating the Transgender Discrimination Case: Perspectives on Tactics and Strategies Chapter 22 — Transgender Discrimination Claims: A Plaintiff Perspective on Proofs and Trial Strategies Sharon M. McGowan, Esq. Formerly with the American Civil Liberties Union Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project Washington, DC

Chapter 23 — Transgender Discrimination Claims: A Defense Perspective on Proofs and Trial Strategies Patrick G. Brady, Esq. Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. Newark, NJ

Part VII: Workplace Solutions Chapter 24 — Introduction to Human Resource Best Practices in the Context of LGBT Employees Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ Reviewers Ronald M. Hershkowitz , Esq. Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. Westfield, NJ Dantaya Williams Director, Workforce Diversity United Technologies Corporation Hartford, CT

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Chapter 25 — Critical Step One: Setting the Tone at the Top and Below Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ Reviewers Ronald M. Hershkowitz , Esq. Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. Westfield, NJ Dantaya Williams Director, Workforce Diversity United Technologies Corporation Hartford, CT

Chapter 26 — Critical Step Two: Revising EEO-Related Policies Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ Reviewers Ronald M. Hershkowitz , Esq. Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. Westfield, NJ Dantaya Williams Director, Workforce Diversity United Technologies Corporation Hartford, CT

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Chapter 27 — Critical Step Three: Communicating, Training, and Special Transition Policies David G. Bowman, Esq. Director, Morgan Lewis Resources Workplace Training Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Philadelphia, PA Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ Reviewers Ronald M. Hershkowitz , Esq. Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. Westfield, NJ Dantaya Williams Director, Workforce Diversity United Technologies Corporation Hartford, CT

Chapter 28 — Diversity Issues David G. Bowman, Esq. Director, Morgan Lewis Resources Workplace Training Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Philadelphia, PA Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ Reviewers Ronald M. Hershkowitz , Esq. Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. Westfield, NJ Dantaya Williams Director, Workforce Diversity United Technologies Corporation Hartford, CT

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Chapter 29 — Confidentiality Issues Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ Reviewers Ronald M. Hershkowitz , Esq. Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. Westfield, NJ Dantaya Williams Director, Workforce Diversity United Technologies Corporation Hartford, CT

Chapter 30 — The Hiring Process and Employment Forms Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ Reviewers Ronald M. Hershkowitz , Esq. Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. Westfield, NJ Dantaya Williams Director, Workforce Diversity United Technologies Corporation Hartford, CT

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Chapter 31 — Names, Gender Markers, Pronouns, and Telephone Etiquette Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ Reviewers Ronald M. Hershkowitz , Esq. Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. Westfield, NJ Dantaya Williams Director, Workforce Diversity United Technologies Corporation Hartford, CT

Chapter 32 — Issues Regarding Employees Coming Out on the Job Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ Reviewers Ronald M. Hershkowitz , Esq. Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. Westfield, NJ Dantaya Williams Director, Workforce Diversity United Technologies Corporation Hartford, CT

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Chapter 33 — Issues Regarding Employees Coming Out Prior to Starting a New Job Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ Reviewers Ronald M. Hershkowitz , Esq. Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. Westfield, NJ Dantaya Williams Director, Workforce Diversity United Technologies Corporation Hartford, CT

Chapter 34 — Customer-Facing Positions/ Objecting Customers and Vendors Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ Reviewers Ronald M. Hershkowitz , Esq. Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. Westfield, NJ Dantaya Williams Director, Workforce Diversity United Technologies Corporation Hartford, CT

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Chapter 35 — Appearance, Dress, and Grooming Codes Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ Natalie F. Hrubos, Esq. Duane Morris LLP Philadelphia, PA Reviewers Ronald M. Hershkowitz , Esq. Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. Westfield, NJ Dantaya Williams Director, Workforce Diversity United Technologies Corporation Hartford, CT

Chapter 36 — Gender-Segregated Facilities Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ Natalie F. Hrubos, Esq. Duane Morris LLP Philadelphia, PA Reviewers Ronald M. Hershkowitz , Esq. Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. Westfield, NJ Dantaya Williams Director, Workforce Diversity United Technologies Corporation Hartford, CT

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Chapter 37 — Employee Benefit Issues Sara Cable, Esq. Office of the Attorney General of Massachusetts Boston, MA Patricia A. Cain, Esq. Aliber Family Chair in Law Emerita University of Iowa College of Law Professor of Law Santa Clara University School of Law Santa Clara, CA Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ Maura T. Healey, Esq. Formerly with the Office of the Attorney General of Massachusetts Boston, MA K atherine A. Hesse, Esq. Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP Boston and Quincy, MA M’Alyssa C. Mecenas, Esq. Paul Hastings LLP Los Angeles, CA Erika J. R ickard, Esq. Research Associate, Harvard Business School Consultant, Better Work Institute Boston, MA K ier Wachterhauser, Esq. Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP Boston and Quincy, MA Contributor Vickie L. Henry, Esq. Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders Boston, MA

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Chapter 38 — Issues Relating to Significant Others: Spouses, Partners, Parents, and Children Christine Michelle Duffy, Esq. Pro Bono Partnership Parsippany, NJ Reviewers Ronald M. Hershkowitz , Esq. Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. Westfield, NJ Dantaya Williams Director, Workforce Diversity United Technologies Corporation Hartford, CT

Part VIII: LGBT People in the Context of Culture, R eligion, and Society Chapter 39 — Law and Culture in the Making of Macy v. Holder Chai R. Feldblum, Esq. Commissioner U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Former Professor of Law and Director, Federal Legislation and Administrative Clinic, Georgetown University Law Center Washington, DC

Chapter 40 — Employment Discrimination Against LGBT People: Existence and Impact Brad Sears, Esq. Roberta A. Conroy Scholar and Executive Director, The Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Public Policy, and Assistant Dean UCLA School of Law Los Angeles, CA Christy Mallory, Esq. Reid Rasmussen Fellow of Law & Policy, The Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Public Policy UCLA School of Law Los Angeles, CA

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Chapter 41 — How LGBT-Related Workplace Policies Can Have a Positive Impact on the Corporate Bottom Line Brad Sears, Esq. Roberta A. Conroy Scholar and Executive Director, The Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Public Policy, and Assistant Dean UCLA School of Law Los Angeles, CA Christy Mallory, Esq. Reid Rasmussen Fellow of Law & Policy, The Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Public Policy UCLA School of Law Los Angeles, CA

Chapter 42 — The “Bathroom Bill” Security Concerns Debunked Mary R. Lauby Executive Director Jane Doe Inc. Boston, MA Maureen L. Gallagher Director of Policy Jane Doe Inc. Boston, MA

Chapter 43 — Portraits of Gender in Today’s Workplace Linda Houser, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Widener University Center for Social Work Education Chester, PA Erin Clouthier, M.S.W., M.Ed. Graduate Program Widener University Center for Social Work Education and Center for Human Sexuality Studies Chester, PA

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Chapter 44 — A Millennial Moment: Understanding Twenty-First Century LGBT Worker and Their Allies Susan B. Marine, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Director, Higher Education Graduate Program Merrimack College School of Education North Andover, MA

Chapter 45 — Faith Communities and LGBT Justice The R ev. Jean Southard Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mansfield, MA

Chapter 46 — Interacting in the Workplace With Individuals Who Have an Intersex Condition Julie A. Greenberg, Esq. Professor of Law Thomas Jefferson School of Law San Diego, CA Board Member, Advocates for Informed Choice and Member, World Professional Association for Transgender Health Legal Issues Committee

Chapter 47 — Clothes Don’t Make the Man (or Woman), But Gender Identity Might Jennifer L. Levi, Esq. Professor of Law Western New England University School of Law Springfield, MA Director, Transgender Rights Project Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders Boston, MA