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Supreme Court Rules Discrimination Against LGBTQ People is Illegal in Landmark Ruling

Arguments at the United States Supreme Court for Same-Sex Marriage on April 28, 2015

In a historic ruling the U.S. Supreme Court has just ruled that discriminating against LGBTQ people is illegal.

The Court rued 6-3 that workplace discrimination against LGBTQ people violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  Justice Gorsuch wrote the majority.

The ruling, which combines separate cases, applies to transgender workers along lesbian, gay, and bisexual workers.

“An individual’s homosexuality or transgender status is not relevant to employment decisions,” the Court ruled.

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