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U.S. Supreme Court bars discrimination against LGBT workers

Part of: GS-Prelims and GS-II – International Relations

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The US Supreme Court ruled that the federal law that prohibits discrimination based on sex should be interpreted to include sexual orientation and gender identity.

Key takeaways

The country’s SC decided that gay and transgender people are protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The title prohibits employment discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex and national origin.
Essentially, with this landmark ruling, the SC has said that Title VII’s provision, which says that employers cannot discriminate on the basis of sex, includes LGBTQ employees.
The ruling involved three cases filed by employees who claimed they were fired from their jobs because of their sexual orientation.
The landmark ruling represented the biggest moment for LGBT (lesbians, gays, bisexual, transgender) rights in the United States since the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in 2015.

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