Scalia was the author of a unanimous Supreme Court decision in 1998, which held that same-sex sexual harassment is a violation of Title VII. The First Transgender Rights Case Ever Heard By The High CourtThe case of Aimee Stephens, R.G. They will consider whether Title VII bars discrimination against transgender people based on either their status as transgender or sex stereotyping under the Supreme Court’s 1989 ruling in Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins. How will my identity as a transgender woman be challenged should the Supreme Court decide discriminating against me is legal? Between losing Title VII protections, and losing protections to a constitutionally enshrined religious right to discriminate, there will functionally be no legal protections left for LGBT people.

Source: Forbes October 08, 2019 10:30 UTC