Obama not to fight award for sex discrimination

THE Obama administration is not fighting a nearly $500,000 (€352,542) judgment for a Library of Congress employee who lost the job while undergoing a gender change from a man to a woman.

The Justice Department let the deadline to appeal the decision pass on Tuesday, a day after President Barack Obama hosted gay supporters at the White House and promised to be their “champion”.

Some activists have complained he has not led on their causes, including ending the ban on gays in the military.