Transsexual man sues to get job back watching men urinate.

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HADDONFIELD, N.J. (AP) — A transsexual man has sued the drug-treatment center where he worked, claiming it discriminated against him when it fired him from a job that only a man is allowed to do: watching men urinate.

Experts believe El'Jai Devoureau's case is the first in the U.S. where a transgender employee has claimed an employer discriminated based on birth gender.

"As our society becomes appropriately more tolerant, I hope that there are more brave people that are willing to endure the collateral problems by drawing a line in the sand and saying they won't stand for discrimination," said Jim Walden, a lawyer representing Devoureau.

The question at the heart of a case is whether someone who is living as a man and recognized by the government as a man is one when it comes to employment.

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