The US Supreme Court Extends Title VII Protections to Gay and Transgender Individuals
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 entitled Unlawful Employment Practices provides in relevant part: It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer—to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual’s race,...