LGBTQ+ employment protections Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/lgbtq-employment-protections/ A platform for change Fri, 19 Aug 2022 02:31:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Gender dysphoria is a protected disability, federal appeals court finds https://flux.community/orion-rummler/2022/08/gender-dysphoria-is-a-protected-disability-federal-appeals-court-finds/ Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:00:02 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=12096 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) extends protections to people with gender dysphoria, a federal appeals court found this week. The opinion, issued Tuesday, marks the first time any federal appellate court has considered whether gender dysphoria  — distress experienced by many, but not all, transgender people due to their body not aligning with their gender — should be […]

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]]> Block on Biden’s Title IX rule is part of broader attack on key LGBTQ+ rights case, experts say https://flux.community/orion-rummler/2022/08/block-on-bidens-title-ix-rule-is-part-of-broader-attack-on-key-lgbtq-rights-case-experts-say/ Tue, 02 Aug 2022 13:00:20 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11914 Bostock v. Clayton County, the landmark Supreme Court case that found LGBTQ+ people are protected against workplace discrimination, has quickly become a crucial support in legal fights for LGBTQ+ rights since it was decided in 2020. The decision has been cited in at least 250 other cases, according to the ACLU, and it serves as the backbone […]

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