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steve2470

(37,457 posts) Sat Oct 10, 2020, 08:38 AM Oct 2020

Transgender man files pregnancy discrimination suit against Amazon

Source: NBC News

A transgender man in New Jersey is suing Amazon, claiming he was harassed and denied a promotion with the online giant after telling his boss he was pregnant.

Shaun Simmons claims he told supervisor Mike Menno about his pregnancy in June 2019. Menno then told another supervisor, Tyler Houpt, and word spread through the Princeton fulfillment center, according to a federal lawsuit, which was filed Monday.

Simmons said he was soon harassed by other employees at the warehouse, including in the men’s bathroom, where one worker asked, “Aren’t you pregnant?”

Menno and Houpt also allegedly began criticizing Simmons’ work performance in an attempt to get him demoted.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/transgender-man-files-pregnancy-discrimination-suit-against-amazon-n1242324

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Transgender man files pregnancy discrimination suit against Amazon (Original Post) steve2470 Oct 2020 OP

Discrimination just sucks. MLAA Oct 2020 #1

Not understanding the logistics of this Bayard Oct 2020 #2

so catsudon Oct 2020 #5

He's a trans man Withywindle Oct 2020 #6

This gets really complicated. If Shaun is pregnant, Shaun is not living life as a man. keithbvadu2 Oct 2020 #3

Gender identity and sexually are 2 different things TexasBushwhacker Oct 2020 #4

Reproduction is not what defines gender n/t Withywindle Oct 2020 #7

MLAA

(17,394 posts)

1. Discrimination just sucks.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2020, 10:19 AM

Oct 2020

Hope Simmons sues. With management not stepping up there is no other option.

Bayard

(22,327 posts)

2. Not understanding the logistics of this

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2020, 11:01 AM

Oct 2020

I thought initially he was talking about a surrogate being pregnant. But he's talking about belly pain?

Anyone explain this?

catsudon

(857 posts)

5. so

Reply to Bayard (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 10, 2020, 01:32 PM

Oct 2020

he was a woman who got pregnant then became trans?

that is what i'm guessing?

Withywindle

(9,988 posts)

6. He's a trans man

Reply to Bayard (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 10, 2020, 03:42 PM

Oct 2020

Which means he was born with a uterus and vagina. Some trans men have strong dysphoria about the being pregnant, but others sometimes want to do it.

keithbvadu2

(37,162 posts)

3. This gets really complicated. If Shaun is pregnant, Shaun is not living life as a man.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Oct 10, 2020, 01:17 PM

Oct 2020

This gets really complicated.

If Shaun is pregnant, Shaun is not living life as a man.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,266 posts)

4. Gender identity and sexually are 2 different things

Reply to keithbvadu2 (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 10, 2020, 01:32 PM

Oct 2020

Shaun identifies as male. He can still be gay, preferring sex with men, or bisexual.

Withywindle

(9,988 posts)

7. Reproduction is not what defines gender n/t

Reply to keithbvadu2 (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 10, 2020, 03:43 PM

Oct 2020

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