profeminist: BREAKING NEWS! In Historic Ruling, EEOC Finds Sexual Orientation Discrimination Is Alre

profeminist:BREAKING NEWS! In Historic Ruling, EEOC Finds Sexual Orientation Discrimination Is Already Illegal“Gay, lesbian, and bisexual workers already have employment discrimination protections under federal law, the EEOC just ruled.After decades of fighting for protections against discrimination in the workplace, gay, lesbian, and bisexual employees are actually covered under federal law already, the EEOC has ruled this afternoon. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission finds GLB workers are protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.The EEOC finds today that “allegations of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation necessarily state a claim of discrimination on the basis of sex,” as Buzzfeed’s Chris Geidner first reported.Today’s ruling is historic, and sets an important precedent that no doubt will lead to a Supreme Court case in the future.Technically, the ruling covers federal workers directly, but, as Geidner notes, “it also applies to the entire EEOC, which includes its offices across the nation that take and investigate claims of discrimination in private employment. And, while only the Supreme Court could issue a definitive ruling on the interpretation, EEOC decisions are given significant deference by federal courts.”In short, the commission today has ruled that discrimination based on sexual orientation is discrimination based on sex, and thus covered under federal law.Late last year, the U.S.Department of Justice also announced that it viewed transgender employees are covered under the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964.”Read the full piece hereAMAZING!!! THIS IS THE SUMMER OF LGBTQIA+ RIGHTS IN THE U.S. And I’m not kidding in the least when I say, “Thanks Obama!” “President Barack Obama appointed a majority of the commissioners who joined the ruling.” (Source)Reblogging ICYMIREPEAT: WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION HAS BEEN RULED ILLEGAL THROUGHOUT THE US! -- source link

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