A Chicago police officer, Mohammad Yusuf, is suing the city of Chicago to change his race.
No, he doesn’t want to change based on how he “identifies.” When Officer Yusuf joined the department, the only options for “race” were “Caucasian,” “Black” and “Hispanic.” Yusuf chose Caucasian as the closest option for his Egyptian/African American ancestry, but now that choice has come back to haunt him.
Mohammad Yusuf, 43, said in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed last week that he is looking to change from “Caucasian” as he “currently identifies as Egyptian and African American.” However, the Chicago Police Department is not allowing him to change his race.
The lawsuit comes as the department allows an officer’s “gender identity [to be] corrected to match their lived experience,” Yusuf’s lawsuit alleges.
And, the decision is impacting Yusuf’s professional advancement, he claims.
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