Vandy Beth Glenn wasn’t just fired from any job for her gender identity – she was fired by the Georgia State Assembly.

Today, Vandy Beth Glenn testified before the House Education, Labor, and Pensions subcommittee on the treatment she received at the hand of Georgia state officials as she began to complete the process of transition from a man to a woman:

In the fall of 2007, after I had worked in the Office of Legislative Counsel for two years, my name change was nearly finalized and I was ready to come to work as Vandy Beth Glenn. I told my supervisor that the time had arrived. She, in turn, told her boss — Sewell Brumby, legislative counsel and the head of my office. On the morning of October 16, 2007, Mr. Brumby summoned me to his office. He asked me if what he had heard was true — did I really intend to come to work as a woman? I told him yes, it was true. Then Mr. Brumby told me that people would think I was immoral. He told me I’d make other people uncomfortable, just by being myself. He told me that my transition was unacceptable. And, over and over, he told me it was inappropriate. Then he fired me. I was escorted back to my desk, told to clean it out, and marched out of the building.

Glenn has filed a lawsuit with the help of Lambda Legal in an attempt to get her job back.

UPDATE: Video of Vandy Beth Glenn has been posted by the committee.