Many readers may recognize Justin P. Nichols as the cover model for last year’s inaugural issue of this magazine. However, it is his advocacy as an attorney that brought him to local prominence. In January 2014, Nichols filed the first complaint under the city’s nondiscrimination ordinance claiming AT&T fired his client, Matthew Hileman, because of…
Trans man settles NDO claim with AT&T
Updated: April 3, 2015, 12:30 p.m. The lawyer for a transgender man who filed a nondiscrimination claim against AT&T told Out In SA the case has been settled “to the satisfaction of all parties.” Attorney Justin Nichols said he could not reveal the terms of the settlement between Matthew Hileman and AT&T only to say…
2014 in Review: A Year in the Life of ‘Q’ S.A.
A select month-by-month recap of stories about our community reported here and elsewhere in 2014. JANUARY From NDO to MLK — Two communities fighting for equality Some people were not happy to see the Rainbow flag at the Martin Luther King, Jr. March. No questionnaire, no Stonewall endorsement for Wendy Davis The Stonewall Democrats of…
Depositions on hold in AT&T NDO case
The deposing of witnesses in the nondiscrimination case of a transgender man who says he was unjustly fired from AT&T has been put on hold after the Fourth Court of Appeals issued a stay on December 11. On November 5, Bexar County District Judge David Canales granted Matthew Hileman’s request to put three AT&T employees…