Social Science

LGBTQI rights and the Supreme Court

In a landmark 6-4 ruling, the US Supreme Court ruled that employers are not allowed to discriminate their employees based on their sexual orientation.

In the case Bostock v. Clayton County (17-1618), Supreme Court ruled that an employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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