When I learned that the Supreme Court, dominated by the five Injustices of SCROTUS (Republican anti-Constitutional VD) would be deciding the legality of discriminating against LGBTQ citizens in the workplace, I was sure of the outcome. Much to my surprise, the decision was a big win for LGBTQ!
Gay and transgender employees cannot be fired from their jobs solely because of their LGBT status, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday.
The court found for the first time that federal civil rights law prohibiting workplace discrimination on the basis of sex also protects employees based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
“An employer who discriminates against homosexual or transgender employees necessarily and intentionally applies sex-based rules,” the court found.
The 6-to-3 ruling, led by Justice Neil Gorsuch, largely turned on the meaning of the word “sex” within Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which makes it unlawful for an employer to “discriminate against any individual” because of their sex.
There was little dispute that Congress did not intend to protect LGBT employees when it passed that landmark civil rights-era legislation. But over 50 years later, lawyers at the hight [sic] court tussled over whether sex-based protections must include protections for sexual orientation and gender identity by consequence.
The Trump administration intervened in the case with a brief arguing that terminating gay or lesbian employees wouldn’t constitute discrimination under Title VII because affected workers of both genders “would be similarly situated—and they would be treated the same.”…
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Please click through. The article is well worth the read.
Supreme Court says federal law protects LGBTQ workers from discrimination
Although I used to be straight, before I forgot how and became a never-sexual, I could not be more pleased for the LGBTQ community. I’m surprised that Injustice Whoresuch wrote the decision. Of course, Injustices Thomas, Scalito, and KavaNazi opposed. Nevertheless, it is imperative to take back both the White House and the Senate and keep them long term. As it it, it will take decades to transform SCROTUS (Republican ant-Constitutional VD) back to SCOTUS.
RESIST!!
10 Responses to “A BIG Win for LGBTQ”
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good news…..and surprising……thanks and congratulations….good luck with your oncology appointments tomorrow.
Amen!! BIG ‘Hallalujah for the great, fantastic, and wonderful news!!
Austin is a fairly liberal town, and I anticipate partying over this huge win!
Congratulations!!
Yes, we need to get back the WH/Senate.
A friend sent me this morning’s article on this out of the NYT! I was also amazed at Gorsuch, who even wrote the majority opinion. I’m thinking that this might auger well for the future, with Roberts AND Gorsuch, of all people, voting with their brains, rather than their asses!
A six-to-three ruling. That is a BIG Hallelujau – as is the identity of the author of the opinion. That may actually mean that the executive branch will lie low ion this issue for a while … hopefully for long enough for us to start unpacking the courts. Incidentally, I did know Gorsuch had a respect for native Americans. I had NO idea he had any respect for LGBTQI.
Woo hoo! Great news——the tides are turning our way now, I do believe! Wonder if Beer Kava is fuming? Like when someone says they luv 45, I reply—–“Well u r a minority; does it give u empathy 4 other ones?” Keep safe, all.
Hallelujah. Great news indeed. I applaud them for passing it.
I think you would agree that this is major Civil Rights victory celebration for ALL people … not just LGBTQ.
I doubt Aimee Stephens ever viewed herself as a trailblazer for equality and justice for ALL people – but she most certainly was!
Her comeing out letter to her place of employment, the Harris Funeral Homes, is a record of her anguish as a transgender person:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/us/aimee-stephens-supreme-court-dead.html
It does sadden me that Ms. Stephens died from kidney failure before she could join in the celebration of this ruling (made sweeter that it was written by Justice Gorsuch – credit where credit is due). But I hope in some manner she knows she was victorious for many people!
America Thanks You, Aimee Stephens, for Your Bravery & Dedication to Equality & Justice
RIP
Congrats, a great victory for all Americans. And the greatest victory is that SCOTUS finally did its job as is should. No norms, no politics (it seems) and no succumbing to the pressure of Trump’s administration; it just looked at the law and how it was used and nothing more. That is exactly what the highest tier of legislation should do. A little ray of hope for impartial, unpoliticized jurisdiction. As long as it lasts, eh?
Thanks and Hugs to all.
I wouldn’t invest too much hope in the future sanity of Roberts and Whoresuch. Both are Republican ideologues, but in this case they are equally textual originalists.
As a straight ally I was overjoyed when I heard this, even more so when I heard it was 6-3.