The Supreme Court will weigh in on whether transgender and LGBTQ employees are safe from discrimination under a federal law.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard a series of cases on whether or not employers have the legal right to fire gay or transgender people, weighing a federal law that prevents discrimination on the basis of sex.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Zarda’s employer claimed he “inappropriately touched her and disclosed his sexual orientation to excuse his behavior.” Zarda sued his company for violating Title VII, although he died before the court ruled in his favor. The Times reports that when asked why Stephens was fired, her employer answered, “Well, because he was no longer going to represent himself as a man. He wanted to dress as a woman.” Stephens won her case, reported the Times, with the court ruling, “It is analytically impossible to fire an employee based on that employee’s status as a transgender person without being motivated, at least in part, by the employee’s sex...
A decision regarding the law is expected in 2020. On Monday, actress and LGBTQ advocate Laverne Cox told ABC News that Tuesday’s hearing was “probably the most consequential case for LBGTQ+ civil rights that the Supreme Court will hear in my lifetime.” These employees may also self-impose higher standards than straight, cis employees so employers won’t easily justify termination. And Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, a spokesperson from Lambda Legal, a non-profit that advocates for the rights of LGBTQ people and those living with HIV, tells Yahoo Lifestyle, “Much of the healthcare in this country is provided by employers, so the ruling affects whether or not people can get the appropriate medical care.
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