That line about 'viable workers' is nasty, and my first thought was 'since when do human rights hinge on whether someone is a viable worker?'
Is she referring to protection for people who take time off for things like surgery, to make sure they still have jobs afterwards? The first step would be medically classifying transsexuality as a condition that may require such treatment, and under that basis you'd think they'd already be protected in any situation where employees can take medical leave for a long enough period.
Of course, there are lots of cases of people taking medical leave or maternity leave, coming back to work, and then getting fired, which gets around laws that say an employer has to let them come back after an absence. But that's a much wider kettle of fish.
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Date: 2008-01-03 04:22 am (UTC)Is she referring to protection for people who take time off for things like surgery, to make sure they still have jobs afterwards? The first step would be medically classifying transsexuality as a condition that may require such treatment, and under that basis you'd think they'd already be protected in any situation where employees can take medical leave for a long enough period.
Of course, there are lots of cases of people taking medical leave or maternity leave, coming back to work, and then getting fired, which gets around laws that say an employer has to let them come back after an absence. But that's a much wider kettle of fish.