@haley @sarahjeong @vogon it's even weirder because trans is a protected status in *some places* under Title VII
@vogon @haley @mcclure111 Congress's authority to enact anti-discrimination legislation is limited by the diff scrutiny levels tho
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@sarahjeong@haley@mcclure111 yeah maybe I should've phrased it as "either a constitutional amendment, or law + favorable precedent" -
@vogon@haley@mcclure111 i think we'll see a change for sexual orientation in the courts in the next 10 yrs but not for trans rights -
@sarahjeong@haley@mcclure111 that sounds about right, but do you think the courts would strike down gender identity non-discrimination -- -
@sarahjeong@haley@mcclure111 -- or just refuse to commit to a level of judicial scrutiny and leave individual laws in a gray area -
@vogon@haley@mcclure111 the cases supporting gender identity protection in title vii come from cases about cis women actually -
@vogon@haley@mcclure111 those cases aren't going anywhere -
@sarahjeong@haley@mcclure111 if new legislation appeared explicitly protecting trans folks, how do you think it would fare in the courts -
@vogon@sarahjeong@haley And as far as that goes, courts would treat such legislation fine EXCEPT religious exemptions would be a concern… - 2 réponses de plus
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