Supreme Court to Consider Transgender Employment Rights Cases

Supreme Court to Consider Transgender Employment Rights Cases
The Supreme Court building in Washington on Sept. 22, 2017. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Matthew Vadum
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WASHINGTON—Whether the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects transgender and gay individuals from employment discrimination will be considered in three cases the Supreme Court has decided to hear.

Title VII of that landmark federal statute that came out of the Civil Rights Era prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.