By Daniel Wiessner
Aug 9 (Reuters) - A transgender woman and her husband sued Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday, accusing the company of subjecting them to severe harassment and physical threats when they both worked at the retailer's warehouse in Kentucky.
A group representing the couple said their case was striking given the Seattle-based company's vocal support of LGBT rights.
The lawsuit filed in federal court in Kentucky said Allegra Schawe-Lane was subjected to taunts such as "shemale" and "crossdresser" from coworkers. She and her husband jadwal film porno zambia Dane Lane also received crass comments about their sex life, it said.
The couple lodged a series of complaints with supervisors during the year they worked at the Hebron, Kentucky warehouse, but the company took no action, the lawsuit said.
Supervisors joined in the harassment and were instructed to "watch them closely.
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