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Originally Posted by MsTinkerbelly
A Federal Appeals Court just ruled that LGBTQI persons are protected in the workplace by the Civil Rights act!
So, employers may no longer fire or discriminate against someone because they are LGBTQI, even if a state does not protect us.
A huge victory that will probably wind up with the SCOTUS, but a victory nonetheless.
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Here is some more on the ruiling and that it was the 7th Circuit:
LGBT employees protected from workplace discrimination, appeals court rules
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter
Updated 9:03 PM ET, Tue April 4, 2017
(CNN)The Civil Rights Act prohibits workplace discrimination against LGBT employees, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
"We conclude today that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is a form of sex discrimination," Judge Diane Wood wrote for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
The ruling is a victory for Kimberly Hively, who sued Ivy Tech Community College, arguing that the school violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it denied her employment.
"Any discomfort, disapproval, or job decision based on the fact that the complainant -- woman or man -- dresses differently, speaks differently, or dates or marries a same-sex partner, is a reaction purely and simply based on sex," Wood wrote.
"That means that it falls within Title VII's prohibition against sex discrimination, if it affects employment in one of the specified ways," Wood added.
"This decision is (a) game-changer for lesbian and gay employees facing discrimination in the workplace and sends a clear message to employers: it is against the law to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation," said Greg Nevin of Lambda Legal, the group that brought the case.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/04/politi...appeals-court/