(KMJ) – The Supreme Court rules that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment. And, in doing so, gives a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court.
The court decided by a 6-3 vote Monday that a key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 known as Title VII that bars job discrimination because of sex, among other reasons, encompasses bias against gay and lesbian workers. The ruling also covers transgender people.
