"A transgender woman and National Guard employee is suing the Trump administration for its discriminatory bathroom policy that has significantly affected her quality of life while at work. LeAnne Withrow served in the Illinois National Guard for 13 years and is now a civilian employee in the State Family Programs Office. Until Donald Trump's January executive order denying all federal recognition of trans people, Withrow had never had a problem using women's restrooms at work. Now, she barely eats or drinks all day to avoid having to use the facilities."
"Withrow told Advocatethat she often skips both breakfast and lunch and avoids water as much as possible, surviving her work days on a single granola bar or a spoonful of peanut butter. While there is a single-user restroom in the building where she works, many of the other buildings she visits on a regular basis do not have one."
"After nothing came of filing complaints with both the Army National Guard Bureau Equal Opportunity Office and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Withrow decided to sue the Trump administration. She filed a class action lawsuit in November, arguing that the trans bathroom ban violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, based on the Supreme Court's 2020 ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County. The ruling decided that sex discrimination includes discrimination against LGBTQ+ identities."
LeAnne Withrow served 13 years in the Illinois National Guard and now works as a civilian in the State Family Programs Office. Donald Trump's January executive order denying federal recognition of transgender people prompted a bathroom policy that now restricts her restroom access. She avoids eating and drinking to prevent needing facilities, often subsisting on a single granola bar or spoonful of peanut butter. A single-user restroom exists at her primary building, but many locations she visits lack one. After complaints to the Army National Guard Bureau Equal Opportunity Office and the EEOC produced no relief, she filed a class-action lawsuit asserting the ban violates Title VII under the Supreme Court's Bostock ruling.
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