Can you be fired for being gay

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that workers cannot be fired for being gay or transgender in a blockbuster win for members of the LGBT community. The historic decision was. 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.

Depending on where you work, you can still get fired for being gay or transgender. Under U.S. law, religious organizations are basically exempt from protections baked into the Civil. The Supreme Court on Monday ruled in a landmark decision that gay and transgender employees are protected by civil rights laws against employer discrimination. "An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender defies the law." Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of prohibits employers from discriminating against employees because of their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

On August 23rd, 15 states filed a brief with the U. The three cases include the first transgender civil rights case to be heard by the high court on October 8th. Officials in Texas, Nebraska, and Tennessee led the pro-discrimination effort. These officials promoting government-sanctioned discrimination have shown that they are out-of-touch with the majority of Americans who support the idea that no one should be fired because of who they are.

In some states, employment non-discrimination laws

Across lines of party, demographics, and geography, Americans broadly support nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people, according to a recently released poll. A number of federal appeals courts have said that the Civil Rights Act and other federal laws that prohibit sex discrimination apply to LGBTQ people, as have dozens of state and district courts.

A loss at the Supreme Court would be devastating because it would mean LGBT people have inferior legal protections in every area of life. A recent UCLA poll found that LGBT people reported much higher rates of being bullied, fired, or denied a job, promotion, or lease compared with heterosexual people.

In a survey of transgender Americans , 30 percent of respondents with jobs reported experiencing workplace discrimination of some kind within the prior year.

The court will hear arguments on the 8th of October. With relentless attacks coming from the administration and some state leaders, the only way to guarantee protections across the country is to pass the Equality Act. No matter what the court says, our elected policymakers have a responsibility to bring the Equality Act to a vote and pass it in order to uphold the American values of fairness and equality.

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