“Held: An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII.”
The words, written by conservative Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, sent shockwaves throughout the LGBTQ+ community in mid-June.
The line, followed by Gorsuch’s opinion and his conservative colleagues’ dissents, meant that after years of court battles, LGBTQ people throughout the nation could not be fired for being themselves. ...