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Transgender NSA Employee Sues Trump Over Discrimination Order

12/28/2025

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Sarah O’Neill, a transgender employee at the National Security Agency (NSA), is suing the Trump administration over an executive order asserting only two sexes exist.
O’Neill claims this order violates federal law and creates a hostile work environment by restricting her restroom access and pronoun usage.
The lawsuit references the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Supreme Court's Bostock v. Clayton County ruling, which protects against gender identity discrimination.
O’Neill seeks restoration of her workplace rights and financial damages, while the Trump administration has not commented on the case.

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Story summary

Sarah O’Neill, a transgender employee at the National Security Agency (NSA), is suing the Trump administration over an executive order asserting only two sexes exist.
O’Neill claims this order violates federal law and creates a hostile work environment by restricting her restroom access and pronoun usage.
The lawsuit references the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Supreme Court's Bostock v. Clayton County ruling, which protects against gender identity discrimination.
O’Neill seeks restoration of her workplace rights and financial damages, while the Trump administration has not commented on the case.