A transgender woman is saying that she was bullied about her appearance and fired by Barnes & Noble—which has touted its “perfect score” on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index for the last seven years—after informing her manager of her planned transition.

According to New York Daily News, Victoria Ramirez’s manager at an Irvine, California bookshop told her that transitioning into a woman “would make other co-workers lose respect for her,” and that “she wouldn’t be called by her new name, could not use the women’s restroom, and should not discuss her transition in the workplace.”

Ramirez also reported that her manager stressed that they worked in a “neighborhood store” and that Ramirez should “think of the children.”

“I put myself through college working there,” Ramirez, who has worked for Barnes & Noble for six years, told the Transgender Law Center, which is helping with her case. “I thought this company shared my values of hard work, integrity, and respect for all people. But when I came out as transgender, they didn’t live up to those values—instead they responded by mocking me and forcing me to hide who I really am.”

Ramirez called in sick at some point after her conversation with her manager, saying that she had stress-induced panic attacks, and soon after, she was fired.

She’s now seeking payment for damages from the company, which defended its history of supporting and employing transgender individuals, according to Fortune, pointing out that transition surgery and hormone therapy are payments included in benefits. “We are very proud to employ a large number of transgender individuals, whom, like all employees, are treated with dignity and respect,” said Mary Ellen Keating, a spokeswoman for Barnes & Noble.

Barnes & Noble has 30 days to respond after servicing the complaint.

“The law is clear: No one should be targeted for humiliation and harassment at work and ultimately lose their job because of who they are,” said Kris Hayashi, Executive Director of the Transgender Law Center. “It’s unacceptable for any employee to go through what Victoria experienced at Barnes & Noble, and it’s particularly disturbing given the public image the company has cultivated around its support for LGBT people. Unfortunately, this case illustrates the fact that discrimination against transgender employees is still all too common, leading to sky-high rates of unemployment and poverty in our community.”