Supreme Court rules LGBTQ workers are protected from job discrimination

The United States Supreme Court ruled Monday (June 15) with 6 votes in favor and 3 votes to the federal law that protects LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) groups from discrimination.

According to the New York Times, prior to Monday's ruling, it was legal to fire employees for being gay, bisexual, or transgender in more than half of the United States.

The United States Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 explicitly prohibits sexual discrimination, which applies to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Reuters reported that the ruling is considered the most important moment in LGBT rights since 2015, as the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage across the country was legal in 2015.

The United States Supreme Court judge said in the ruling that gays and transgender people should also be protected by Chapter 7 of the Civil Rights Act. The chapter also prohibits employers from discriminating against employees based on gender, race, color, religion, or national origin.

Gossage wrote in the ruling: "Employers fired an employee on the grounds that a heterosexual person would not be challenged or fired because of someone's sexual orientation or transgender identity, which is prohibited by Chapter 7 of the Civil rights ".

In addition to the vote in favor of Neil Gossac, Chief Justice John Roberts, also a Conservative, and four other liberal Supreme Court justices also supported the ruling.

Three conservative judges voted against. Judge Samuel Alito said that discrimination caused by "sex" is completely different from discrimination caused by "sexual orientation" or "gender identity".

According to the Washington Post report, the decision of the United States Supreme Court was immediately welcomed by Democratic presidential candidate Biden, who said in a statement that the decision "is an important step forward for our country."

"Our country's history is a tireless journey toward greater justice and greater equality for all," said Biden. "Today ... the Supreme Court upheld the simple and profound concept that we should all be treated with respect and dignity."

Unlike Biden, the White House did not respond until more than five hours after the ruling was made. At an event in the cabinet room that day, Trump only called this a "very powerful decision" and said "they ruled that we will abide by his decision."

Since Trump took office, he has tried to wipe out the rights and interests of the LGBT community in the Obama era. Just three days before the Supreme Court issued this ruling, the Trump administration did not decide to revoke the nondiscriminatory protection for transgender people in federally administered health insurance in the Obama era.