How a Former Porn Performer Sued Her School for Discrimination—and Won

<p>We don’t get a lot of feel good stories on Cyber. It’s often a podcast about hacking and tribulation. So we thought we’d do something a little different and tell the story of someone who fought back against abuse and won. Nicole Gililland is a former nursing student who began to experience discrimination when people at the nursing college she was attended began to dig into her past.</p><br><p>Gililland was just trying to get a nursing degree, but the faculty at Southwestern Oregon Community College decided she wasn’t fit because she’d formerly performed in porn. She sued. She won. A jury awarded her $1.7 million in damages and the precedent set could have far reaching consequences.</p><p>On this episode of Cyber, Gililland sits down with Motherboard senior editor Samantha Cole to talk about her case and her future.</p><br><p><strong>Stories discussed in this episode:</strong></p><br><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/93ab8d/former-porn-performer-sued-her-school-for-discrimination" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>How a Former Porn Performer Sued Her School for Discrimination—and Won</strong></a></p><br><p><strong>We’re recording CYBER live on Twitch. Watch live during the week.</strong><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/motherboardtv/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> Follow us</strong></a><strong> there to get alerts when we go live. We take questions from the audience and yours might just end up on the show.</strong></p><br><p><strong>Subscribe to </strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cyber/id1441708044?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>CYBER on Apple Podcasts</strong></a><strong> or wherever you listen to your podcasts.</strong></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>