Transgender woman sues Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin alleging discrimination

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Transgender woman sues Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin alleging discrimination

A transgender woman is suing Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin and accusing the rocket company of discrimination and creating a hostile work environment. Erin Nicole Kassouf, a senior control engineer at the Merritt Island facility, filed the lawsuit recently in U.S. District Court’s Orlando division. Blue Origin did not immediately respond to comment. In her lawsuit, Kassouf said her boss told her someone like her would not get promoted. Kassouf sai…