SCOTUS Holds That Title VII’s Prohibition on Sex-Based Discrimination Also Prevents Discrimination Against Homosexual and Transgender People

Matt Marriott and Latasia Fields

On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States published an opinion in Bostock v. Clayton County resolving the dispute among the Courts of Appeals over the scope of Title VII’s protections for homosexual and transgender persons. In the 6-3 decision, the Court held Title VII prohibits an employer from discriminating against an…