A man sued the New Orleans Police Department, claiming he was harassed by an officer because he was wearing a black pinstriped skirt, instead of pants, to Municipal Court.

Jeremy Don Kerr filed the lawsuit last month which seeks a declaratory judgment saying that NOPD violated his rights and owes him $1 in damages and court fees.  Kerr also wants the court to bar the NOPD from prohibiting anyone in the city “unfettered access to public facilities because of sex discrimination that is based on gender stereotyping.”

In a civil-rights lawsuit filed last month, Kerr describes himself in the lawsuit as "a heterosexual male of Scottish ancestry" who was made a victim of discrimination by his choice of attire and claims to be more comfortable in skirts rather than pants.

According to news reports, Kerr wore a skirt to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. "The comments are overwhelmingly positive," he said. "Women love it, people of all ages and all races love it across the board."

The NOPD hasn't been served with the lawsuit and hasn't answered the claim.

—Source:  The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)