Supreme Court rules gay, trans employees protected by Civil Rights Act; Gorsuch, Roberts join liberals for 6-3 decision
By Adam Ford - Posted at DISRN:
The Supreme Court delivered a huge win for the LGBT movement Monday, ruling that Title VII of the landmark Civil Rights Act — which bars people from being fired on the basis of sex — should be read to include sexual orientation and gender identity as well.
Conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion; he and Justice John Roberts joined the four liberal members of the court to deliver the 6-3 decision.
"An employer who fires an individual for being homosexual or transgender fires that person for traits or actions it would not have questioned in members of a different sex. Sex plays a necessary and undisguisable role in the decision, exactly what Title VII forbids," Gorsuch wrote.Continue reading...
See also:
- Conservative Favorite Justice Kavanaugh Says ‘Gays’ Can ‘Take Pride in’ Ruling Redefining ‘Sex’: ‘Important Victory Achieved Today’ (Christian News Network)
- Supreme Court rewrites the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include LGBTQ Community (American Conservative Movement)
- Supreme Court LGBTQ Ruling Could Have Impact on Ministries and Churches (Ministry Watch)
- SCOTUS’s Transgender Ruling Firebombs The Constitution (The Federalist)
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