Supreme Court Lgbtq Thank You Not You Meme
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Supreme court lgbtq thank you not you meme. Happy pride everybody the supreme court has decided lgbtq people can sue for workplace bias thank you to lambdalegal aclu chaifeldblum trans leaders and litigants. Court of appeals. Here s what today s ruling means for the lgbtq community employers and congress next steps. The supreme court issued a decision monday that says existing federal law protects gay lesbian and transgender workers from discrimination in a major victory for advocates of lgbt rights.
So you ve probably seen that the supreme court ruled today that the civil rights act covers sexual orientation and gender identity which means you can t be fired for being queer or trans or. In a landmark win for lgbtq people the supreme court today ruled that firing employees because of their sexual orientation or gender identity is sex discrimination that violates federal law. In a 6 to 3 decision the supreme court affirmed that it is illegal for employers to fire or otherwise discriminate against someone simply because they are lgbtq. Today s decision clarifies for the first time that lgbtq people are protected from employment discrimination from coast to coast including in states.
Lgbtq community is celebrating a huge win today after the supreme court ruled that title vii of the civil rights act of 1964 protects individuals from being fired from their jobs based on their sexual orientation or status as a transgender person. Though more work remains to protect the rights of the lgbtq community this decision will go a long way towards affirming legal protections in education housing credit and health. Though some states had their own laws against workplace discrimination against lgbtq persons this ruling extends protections across every. Bostock was a child welfare services coordinator who was fired after his employer found out that he participated in an lgbt softball league.
The supreme court has ruled that lgbtq people cannot be fired because of their sexual orientation or because they are transgender as a matter of federal law affirming legal protections from job discrimination for millions of people.