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East Tennessee > Transgendered Knoxville Firefighter Files Grievance

From WATE via Drudge (which means the story will be everywhere).

Fire Capt. Jamie Faucon has filed a grievance against Knoxville Fire Chief Carlos Perez and her supervisor, Mark Foulkes.

She accuses them of depriving her of a take-home car, of reassigning her and cutting out her overtime because she is a transgendered firefighter.

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Lastly, Faucon complains about supervisors still referring to her as a he or a sir. Since she has legally changed gender from male to female, she wants the misuse of pronouns to stop. "The proper terminology should be she, her or ma'am. Not he, sir, or his."

Judging from the picture, I can see why her co-workers are having trouble using male pronouns. Not to be unkind, but dude doesn't look very much like a lady. Dude pretty much looks like a dude with a wig. If South Park has taught us anything, it's that having surgery to become a dolphin doesn't really make you a dolphin.

Bonus! Drudge links to a real-life Mr. Garrison.