“There is a tremendous relief in simply knowing that you cannot be unfairly fired. The mental burden of not being protected is significant.”
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"This ruling for LGBTQ people has far more reaching implications than the marriage equality decision,” said Cathy Renna, communications director at the National LGBTQ Task Force. “We’ve been fighting for decades for workplace equality. It’s also a reminder that fairness and equality can prevail. And this sends a strong message to the Senate that most people don’t believe in inequality.
“While most employers were already supportive of LGBTQ employees, there are always some who will only do the right thing when the law requires it, and for those employers, the law makes it clear they cannot discriminate,” said Ineke Mushovic, executive director of Movement Advancement Project. “There is a tremendous relief in simply knowing that you cannot be unfairly fired. The mental burden of not being protected is significant.
Advocates are hopeful that the ruling could have a positive ripple effect in other legal cases. “The Court’s ruling today is hugely positive for our challenges to the transgender military ban, as Alito’s dissent expressly mentions,” said Shannon Minter, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. “A strong majority of the Court, including Chief Justice Roberts, squarely held that discrimination because a person is transgender is sex discrimination.
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