So, for people who are still ~slow~ to understanding what's going on with LGBT protections at the federal level, here's some help.
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The Obama administration had made moves toward adopting the position as to sexual orientation as well:https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/justice-department-makes-move-toward-backing-sexual-orientat#.ef8ZVanDE6 …
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The EEOC is TAKING ACTION on LGB - https://twitter.com/chaifeldblum/status/715889070086467584 … - and T - https://twitter.com/chaifeldblum/status/715887813556879360 … - complaints they receive.
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On the trans issue, specifically, many courts have been on board: Here's the 11th Circuit: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=16555670383261317325&hl=en&as_sdt=6&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr …pic.twitter.com/m4jnU2xmGO
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Here's a district court decision from Connecticut in March: http://ow.ly/10cwVm pic.twitter.com/p8d6v7FcnZ
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NOTE: These rulings primarily come out of two
#SCOTUS decisions: Price Waterhouse and Oncale. SCALIA wrote Oncale:pic.twitter.com/EZ7Tw9jMyN
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Here's the full Oncale decision, about coverage of same-sex sexual harassment:http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/523/75.html …
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Here's the full Price Waterhouse decision, about sex stereotyping: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/490/228.html …
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LGBT advocates shied away from acknowledging EEOC's work bc it was off-message of their lobbying for explicit LGBT employment protections.
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Eventually, when Congress changed hands — and when the EEOC's work was leading to tangible results — LGBT groups started acknowledging it.
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Just because something is complicated, however, is no excuse for a JOURNALIST or COMMENTATOR to pretend it doesn't exist.
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The EEOC says existing civil rights law covers LGBT people. Some courts and the Obama admin have backed parts of the interp already.
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Those are facts. If you think that's problematic, talk to the ghosts of Justices Brennan & Scalia — or to EEOC Commissioner
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