Legal Opinion
Sommers v. Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 2, 1983No. 68164PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHULTZ, Justice.
In this appeal we are asked to determine whether Iowa Code section 601A.6(l)(a) proscribes employment discrimination based on transsexuality. Petitioner, Audra Som-mers, filed two complaints with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission (commission) alleging that she had been discharged because of her transsexual condition. The commission dismissed both complaints for lack of jurisdiction and Sommers appeals from these dismissals. We find no error. Accordingly, we affirm.
Sommers, who is referred to as “she” in accordance with her request, claims to be an individual who is…
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