How did you react to this? And I'll just share if it's OK that I share that you and I both, having spent some time in mainstream media, have talked about the ways that - you know, our various experiences, you as a gay man and me as an African American woman and the things that - the roadblocks, let's say, that have been thrown in our way over the years.
This came out of years of these cases building and finding that LGBT plaintiffs were protected under existing nondiscrimination laws. So this decision from the Supreme Court really just affirms that those other decisions were correct. And lower courts have now sort of also increasingly recognized that discrimination based on sexual orientation is also a form of sex discrimination. But after I sort of had a moment to reflect on the decision and read the court's reasoning, I realized that it actually wasn't all that shocking, you know? So many lower courts have already held that gender identity discrimination in particular is a form of discrimination based on sex and is therefore prohibited by existing nondiscrimination laws that include that characteristic, sex. MALLORY: You know, initially, yes, I have to say I was so surprised. So what's your reaction to this decision? So, basically, that means that LGBTQ discrimination in the workplace is the same as sex discrimination and therefore illegal. Writing for the majority, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote, quote, "an employer who fires an individual for being homosexual or transgender fires that person for traits or actions it would not have questioned in members of a different sex," end quote. The Supreme Court issued this historic ruling in the Bostock case. MARTIN: And, Christy Mallory, I'd like to start with you. Christy Mallory, thank you so much for joining us as well.ĬHRISTY MALLORY: Hi, Michel. That's a research institute at UCLA Law School that focuses on LGBTQ issues. MARTIN: And Christy Mallory is the state and local policy director at the Williams Institute. J., thank you so much for joining us as well. Clapp also performs in drag under the name Vivica C. Clapp is the executive director of the LGBTQ Center of Durham and chair of Pride: Durham. Eric, thanks so much for joining us once again.ĮRIC MARCUS: A delight to join you today, Michel.
Eric Marcus is the founder and host of "Making Gay History." That's a podcast featuring interviews of people who were instrumental in the movement for the rights of LGBTQ people. And we've called on some thoughtful people to help us consider this moment. While protests against police violence and racism are ongoing, which certainly includes members of the LGBTQ community, we wanted to mark this year's pride by reflecting on all this. All this comes at a time when pride events have either been canceled or moved online due to the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this month, the Trump administration rolled back protections against discrimination in accessing health care and health insurance for LGBTQ people. But the community still faces challenges.
The landmark decision - on a surprising 6-3 vote, no less - is a win for LGBTQ employees who've spent decades fighting for workplace equality. The Supreme Court ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBTQ employees from discrimination. “queer” to describe all sexual minorities, especially those that have lived under “+”.We're going to spend some time now reflecting on a historic moment that came earlier this week just in time for pride month. Off late, some people from the community are making the case for a single term i.e. The “+” in the end is meant to represent anybody who hasn’t been included. The “I” represents persons of the intersex gender which means people born with reproductive organs that fit neither categories and “A” stands for Ally, which means any persons that support the community. However, now, the acronym has grown to be the LGBTQIA+ community, where the “Q” stands for either queer or questioning. The acronym LGBT generally refers to members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. There have also been Instagram lives, Zoom meetings and IGTV videos being done to further the conversation about the LGBT community. And so, the members of the community have celebrated pride by sharing images, videos and notes about their journeys. However, like everything else, the COVID-19 pandemic has meant that pride parades around the world have been cancelled.
June is celebrated as Pride Month among LGBT communities across the globe.