Justice for Reyzl: Standing up to LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination
Host: Noah Parrish, Gender Justice Communications Director
Guest: Brittany Stewart, Gender Justice Senior Staff Attorney
In August 2024, Gender Justice and co-counsel Wanta Thome PLC filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Academy of Holy Angels, a Catholic high school in Richfield, Minnesota, and the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis after they effectively terminated Reyzl Grace, a staff librarian, when she came out as trans.
Reyzl Grace’s story highlights the importance of ensuring that no employer in Minnesota has carte blanche to discriminate against employees simply because of who they are.
We believe the school violated the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA) by refusing to allow Grace, who served as a secular librarian at the school, to reapply for her position on the basis of gender identity and sex. While the MHRA does permit limited exemptions on religious grounds, the Legislature never intended for these exemptions to apply to secular employees.
In this episode of The Gender Justice Brief, Reyzl Grace’s attorney, Brittany Stewart, outlines our case seeking justice for her:
Background and context on Reyzl Grace's case
Grace v. Academy of Holy Angels — Fact Sheet
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The GJB is produced by Michael at www.501MediaGroup.com & Audra Grigus.
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