The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a pivotal case in just a few weeks. In R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the court will determine whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination against transgender people based on their transgender status or sex stereotyping — essentially, can government redefine “sex” to mean “gender identity” in federal law? There are several interesting aspects to this case, but one is the argument that has already highlighted how women’s rights are not the same as transgender rights. In fact, ensuring transgender people receive protected status could hurt women.
Several women’s groups have filed amicus briefs in the case in an effort to explain how the “LGBTQ lobby” is trying to upend their rights and how harmful this will be.
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