Bostock v. Clayton County

Bostock v. Clayton County (2020) is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars employment discrimination "because of sex," also protects workers from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The Court reasoned that firing someone for being gay or transgender necessarily involves considering that person's sex, which the law forbids. Decided 6 to 3, the ruling combined three cases, including those of Gerald Bostock, Aimee Stephens, and Donald Zarda. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion. It means that across the country, employers with at least 15 employees cannot fire or refuse to hire someone for being LGBTQ+. Courts have since extended its logic to other federal sex-discrimination laws.