Bethany Berger

The Texas Observer reports on Tx Dep't of Agriculture's new dress code: ”Employees are expected to comply with this dress code in a manner consistent with their biological gender" [sic] & will face "corrective action" if they don't.

This is literally what the Supreme Court held violated Title VII in #Bostock. In 2020! In a Gorsuch opinion! I know the #RuleofLaw is in tatters, but seriously . . .
https://www.texasobserver.org/sid-miller-department-agriculture-dress-code-transgender/
@TexasObserver @oconnell #transphobia #LGBTQIA+ #Texas #SCOTUS #trans

Ag Commissioner Sid Miller’s New Transphobic Dress Code

An April 13 memo from the Department of Agriculture welcomes “Western wear” but requires employees to dress according to “biological gender.”

The Texas Observer
Apr 25, 2023 at 6:22pmWeb
Show threadSerionApr 25, 2023

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This is all I saw ...

Show threadWndlBApr 25, 2023
@Bethanyrberger Teeing up a new test case, or just don'r care?
Show threadUnfunnyRyan 🌎 ♻️Apr 25, 2023

@Bethanyrberger @TexasObserver @oconnell

Cosplaying as a cowboy though is still allowed?

Show threadSamhain NightApr 26, 2023
@unfunnyryan @Bethanyrberger @TexasObserver @oconnell The white cowboy hat is code for a white hood.
Show threadPollikApr 25, 2023

@Bethanyrberger @TexasObserver @oconnell

That would be naked, then? If they *really* want biological.

Show threadDavePerrino ✅Apr 25, 2023
@Bethanyrberger @TexasObserver @oconnell this reads exactly like this Nashville “Christian” school policy: https://mastodon.online/@DavePerrino/110260325213047999
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A Nashville senior was banned from prom for a suit. Locals stepped in to help - https://www.npr.org/2023/04/25/1171695996/nashville-senior-banned-from-prom-suit-dress Christ wandered the desert with 12-men and supposedly “laid” with a prostitute. Christ also said no one but “god” can judge anyone. And these people call themselves “Christian”.

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Show threadKevin RussellApr 25, 2023

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Hey Texas, I'm messing with you(r jackhole Nazi governor ), kiss my ass.

Show threadPaul ChernoffApr 25, 2023
@Bethanyrberger @TexasObserver @oconnell @amalgamary My cousin Fegala Ben Miriam sued the federal government in the 60s or 70s on these grounds. He was a typist for the federal govt and was fired for wearing a dress to work for a year. Went to Supreme Court and won. He was also one of the first people to sue for legalization of gay marriage, obviously lost that one.
Show threadTexas ObserverApr 26, 2023
@paulc @Bethanyrberger @oconnell @amalgamary wow what a story!
Show threadPaul ChernoffApr 26, 2023
@TexasObserver @Bethanyrberger @oconnell @amalgamary His sister and brothers know much more and he does have a wikipedia page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faygele_Ben-Miriam Arg, I got his name spelled incorrectly. Faygele, know as Fegs to his friends. The entire family is quite interesting.
Faygele Ben-Miriam - Wikipedia

Show threadPaul ChernoffApr 26, 2023
@TexasObserver @Bethanyrberger @oconnell @amalgamary Stuff not in the wiki page but more family lore. He did hitchhike cross country in a dress; trucks would slow down until the drivers saw his beard, and then speed up. He also drove cross country in a van with friends with “Faggots against Fascism” painted on it, not a safe thing to do in the early 70s.
Show threadInaApr 26, 2023

@paulc

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Storycorps did a nice episode on him on YouTube, it even mentions that dress code lawsuit.

Show threadPaul ChernoffApr 26, 2023
@ina @TexasObserver thanks. I’ll look it up and let his siblings know about it. Also, a series of fairy tails, “Fairytales for Fegs” was named after him.
Show threadInaApr 26, 2023

@paulc

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Wait, like a book series? That's super cute

Show threadPaul ChernoffApr 27, 2023
@ina @TexasObserver Fairy Tales for Fegs was printed in a magazine, so a tale per issue or whatever. I remember seeing them when I was 16, my father and I were visiting my brother at college and we went to visit Fegs’ mother (my father’s cousin) and Fegs was staying with his mother, so my memory isn’t great. I don’t know if they were collected.
Show threadPaul ChernoffApr 26, 2023
@ina @TexasObserver found it. faygela was very political and was annoyed that he was dying of lung cancer and not AIDS.
Show threadPaul ChernoffApr 26, 2023
@ina @TexasObserver and here is the link. https://storycorps.org/stories/why-he-was-unknown-is-a-mystery-remembering-one-gay-man-who-sued-for-the-right-to-work/
“Why He Was Unknown Is A Mystery”: Remembering One Gay Man Who Sued For The Right To Work

Patrick Haggerty and his friend, Ronni Gilboa, remember their friend, Faygele ben Miriam, a gay rights trailblazer who fought against workplace discrimination.

Show threadPaul ChernoffApr 27, 2023
@ina @TexasObserver Thanks. Faygelas’ sister didn’t know about this and was pleased to see it.
Show threadBill WoodcockApr 25, 2023
@Bethanyrberger @TexasObserver @oconnell

Huh. In the west I grew up in, men and women wore exactly the same garments. Boots, Levis, a plaid shirt, and a hat. And a belt tooled with your name on the back. I mean, I guess maybe he's referring to a team-roping versus a barrel-racing belt buckle?
Show threadPeter ButlerApr 26, 2023

@Bethanyrberger @TexasObserver @oconnell Honestly weird that they let women wear pants, but that ship has sailed I suppose

I would be gone by the first rule. Shoelaces tied?!?! No thank you 😤

Show threadsandywb14Apr 26, 2023
@Bethanyrberger @TexasObserver @oconnell who has dress codes
Show threadRobert Petersen Apr 26, 2023
@Bethanyrberger @TexasObserver @oconnell @donmelton Look all I’m saying is I don’t think they specify a time period for their “biological gender” dress code, so…
Show threadBobby Apr 26, 2023
⬆️ I didn’t know “asshole” was a gender but he’s sure dressed like one.
Show threadOzzyApr 26, 2023
@Bethanyrberger
They love free speech in Texas. Bunch of bigots and weirdos that should return to the 1800s

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Show threadPam SonnenApr 26, 2023
@Bethanyrberger @TexasObserver @oconnell It’s just a matter of time before someone files suit against him. This guy is pretty despicable.
Show threadBoredomFestivalApr 26, 2023
@Bethanyrberger @TexasObserver @oconnell so... Kilts for men, then?
Show threadBritstralianApr 26, 2023
@Bethanyrberger @TexasObserver @oconnell I've said it before, and I'll keep on saying it: this is the second great dark age. An age of aggression, exploitation, ignorance and oppression, undermining many decades of improvements in quality of life for most of society. Like the dark ages two thousand years ago, the effects will not be evenly spread.
Show threadSeiðrApr 26, 2023
@Bethanyrberger @TexasObserver @oconnell That ham in a cowboy hat is the Sec. of Agriculture for Texas?
Show threadReciprocity D'PartureApr 26, 2023
@Bethanyrberger @TexasObserver @oconnell
According to the "...manner consistent..." shouldn't he be wearing a tiara and tutu" ?
Show threadLeigh GarlandApr 26, 2023
@Bethanyrberger @TexasObserver @oconnell Birthday suits anyone?
Show threadGojira1000Apr 26, 2023
@Bethanyrberger @TexasObserver @oconnell That man is the definition of big hat, no cattle
Show threadFrank AndorkaApr 26, 2023

@Bethanyrberger @TexasObserver @oconnell

Jesus, these people. What a load of sh**.

Show threadSuzanne StephensApr 28, 2023
@Bethanyrberger Are they going to outlaw those stupid cowboy hats?