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Related: About this forumTrump to Supreme Court: It's OK to Fire Workers For Being Gay
For the second time in a week, the Trump administration has lobbied the Supreme Court to legalize discrimination against LGBTQ+ workers.
On Friday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief in a trio of cases set to be heard by the nations highest bench on October 8. In hearing Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia; Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda; and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC, the Supreme Court will decide if LGBTQ+ employees are entitled to workplace protection under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bans discrimination on the basis of characteristics like national origin, religion, race, ethnicity, color, and sex.
Noel Francisco, a solicitor general with the DOJ, argued in an amicus brief filed to the court that the 55-year-old civil rights law cannot be interpreted to ban discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and queer workers because it was not the original intention of the legislations authors.
As the Supreme Court appears to weigh in on the pivotal cases which will affect employment protections in the 29 states that lack comprehensive protections for LGBTQ+ workers the Trump administration is doing everything in its power to influence the courts decision. It has also reportedly lobbied the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to reverse its stance that queer and trans workers are protected under federal law.
https://www.out.com/news/2019/8/23/trump-supreme-court-its-ok-fire-workers-being-gay
RainCaster
(10,676 posts)Firestorm49
(4,002 posts)Im not gay - not that it matters. Ive been happily married for an eternity (humor), but i really dont care if someone is gay or not. It has no bearing on my life. My shopping list grows each day, my lawn needs to be cut, I enjoy playing in the bands that Im in. If someone is gay, so what. It doesnt alter my life or habits in any way shape or form.
So whats the big deal? Religion? Well, we all know how well prayers work, so I guess we cant assume that prayers will cause a mass conversion. People need to do what Aaron Rodgers once said. R E L A X. Live and let live.
Faux pas
(14,582 posts)too bad being an asshole isn't against the law. Like George Carlin said "They should make a bomb that only kills assholes."
FBaggins
(26,693 posts)The question is whether or not a law forbidding discrimination on the basis of sex can be interpreted to include factors other than sex (such as sexual orientation or gender identity).
To spin it as an argument that its ok to discriminate against such people is to ask the court to legislate.