A straight, White person sued for discrimination. Her case is before the Supreme Court.

一位直发白人因歧视提起诉讼,她的案件正在最高法院审理。

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2025-02-26

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In 2019, Marlean Ames was demoted. A younger gay man got her old job. Her claim of anti-straight bias could rewrite discrimination law in much of the country.
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  • Just sort of start at the beginning and talk about how, you know, what,

  • what your interest was in working at the Ohio Department of Value Services and how you got into that line of work.

  • And I don't know, I mean, I have a degree in criminal justice and huh.

  • Did you have a particular interest in working with kids or anything like that or.

  • Not necessarily.

  • Huh.

  • There's a case coming before the Supreme Court tomorrow.

  • It's called Ames versus the Ohio Department of Youth Services.

  • Washington Post Supreme Court reporter Justin Juven recently interviewed the woman bringing the suit.

  • Her name is Marlene Ames.

  • He went to her lawyer's office in Akron, Ohio.

  • They chatted in an equity conference room.

  • What's the best outcome for you?

  • What would you like to see happen ultimately with this case?

  • I would like to see everybody have a fair shake.

  • Marlene says she was the target of reverse discrimination.

  • In other words, she believes that she was held back at her job because she is straight and white.

  • She believes that her gay colleagues were shown favoritism and so she decided to sue.

  • But proving a case of reverse discrimination turned out to be really difficult.

  • Little did I know at the time that I filed