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Trans Woman Sues University, Alleging Discrimination Over Firing
gender identity.Ellenor Zinski says evangelical Christian institution Liberty University, based in Lynchburg, Virginia, dismissed her from her IT help desk position after she wrote to them about her transition.The lawsuit, filed in July by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia and the Richmond firm Butler Curwood, claims their conduct is in violation of the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964.Zinski joined Liberty, one of the largest Christian universities in the world, in 2023.Founded by televangelist Jerry Falwell Sr., the college has long adhered to evangelical beliefs.