Supreme Court rules workers cannot be fired for being transgender or gay

Published June 15, 2020 2:12pm ET



The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects gay and transgender people from employment discrimination.

The court decided in a 6-3 vote, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Neil Gorsuch joining liberal justices. The case, Bostock v. Clayton County, is a consolidation of several cases involving gay and transgender people arguing that Title VII’s prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex should be expanded.

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