A Houston transgender woman sued a would-be employer Monday for allegedly revoking a job offer after realizing she was once a man.

The Houston Chronicle reports that Izza Lopez, 26, filed the lawsuit in federal court against Houston-based River Oaks Imaging and Diagnostic. She alleges employment discrimination.

Lopez, who was born Raul Lopez Jr., is seeking damages for lost pay and benefits, and for emotional distress, pain and suffering.

When she applied for a scheduler's job, she told Click2Houston.com that she did not try to hide the fact that her legal name is of a male and that she is transgender.

She told Click2Houston.com that the interviewer did not seem to mind.

"Everything was perfect and everything was pretty quick. It was (an) in-and-out process and they were very pleased with me and they wanted me to start as soon as possible," Lopez told Click2Houston.com.

But, a few days later, she received a call telling her not to show up.

According to the Chronicle, the suit says company officials told Lopez she misrepresented herself as a woman. Lopez had been hired to manage appointments, it says.

Company president and CEO James W. King didn't comment on the lawsuit because he wasn't familiar with it.

Click2Houston.com reports that Lopez had resigned from her old job and has not found a new one since. She is suing River Oaks Imaging and Diagnostic under the federal civil rights act, alleging she was turned down because she is transgender.

"We do have rights. No one has a right to treat us like we're not human. We should be able to work anywhere we please if we're qualified," she said to Click2Houston.com.

Lopez is being represented by the Gay Lesbian Legal Foundation.

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