Aimee Stephens, Transgender Rights Leader Has Died At 59
- 4 years ago
Aimee Stephens, the transgender woman who took her fight for LGBTQ rights to the US Supreme Court, has died.
Stephens was fighting for her rights in a workplace discrimination case.
She served as a funeral home director in Michigan for six years before she was fired following her transition.
According to Business Insider, Stephens, 59, sued the funeral home in a lower court and won.
The funeral home owner appealed to the US Supreme Court, which heard arguments for the case in October 2019.
A ruling is expected in July 2020.
Stephens was in end-stage renal failure and died in hospice care at her home.
She is survived by her wife Donna Stephens.
Stephens was fighting for her rights in a workplace discrimination case.
She served as a funeral home director in Michigan for six years before she was fired following her transition.
According to Business Insider, Stephens, 59, sued the funeral home in a lower court and won.
The funeral home owner appealed to the US Supreme Court, which heard arguments for the case in October 2019.
A ruling is expected in July 2020.
Stephens was in end-stage renal failure and died in hospice care at her home.
She is survived by her wife Donna Stephens.