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Re:Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement by icebraining on Sunday October 09, 2016 @03:54AM (#12670274)
The claim isn't exactly that: "A transgender employee at the FSF was being harassed by a transphobic colleague for being trans. The trans person, not the bully, was then fired when they stood up for themselves, because it was seen as trouble making while the bully remained silent."
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Re:Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement by colejohnson66 on Sunday October 09, 2016 @12:31PM (#12671901)
Your source for that is from Leah Rowe who has proven in this situation to be untrustworthy. Read the discussion on `gnu-prog-discuss`[0]. The employee being trans was not the issue.

[0]: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreboot/2016-09/msg0003...

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Re:Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement by icebraining on Sunday October 09, 2016 @02:46PM (#12672683)
Yes, my source for the claim is the author of the claim. And I cited it to point out that Leah Rowe doesn't claim that just being trans was the issue, but that it was the fact that the employee spoke up against the bullying.
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