Article Title
Abstract
In July of 1998 something rather mundane happened: Lucas Rosa walked into Park West Bank in Holyoke, Massachusetts and asked for a loan application. Since it was a warm summer day, and because she wanted to look credit-worthy, Rosa wore a blousey top over stockings. Suddenly, the mundane transformed into the exceptional: When asked for some identification, Rosa was told that no application would be forthcoming until and unless she went home, changed her clothes and returned attired in more traditionally masculine/male clothing. Rosa, a biological male who identifies herself as female was, it seems, denied a loan application on that ground.
Recommended Citation
Katherine M. Franke,
Lucas Rosa V. Park West Bank and Trust Company,
7
Mich. J. Gender & L.
141
(2001).
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https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjgl/vol7/iss2/1
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