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It’s weird how quiet non-LGBT people are about October 8

Supreme Court sets Oct. 8 to hear whether workers can be fired for being LGBT

The U.S. Supreme Court has designed Oct. 8 as the date when it will hear arguments on whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 appl

Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights

I am not a lawyer, just a legal mediator who has worked in a couple fields federal law-adjacent. But it nevertheless really struck me as fucking bizarre that, particularly when marriage equality was made federal law, there was not also a push for sweeping federal employment law reform protections for LGBT+ folks.

Seemed like a huge oversight - seriously, you can get married in every state, but, what? You can also then legally lose your employment if your boss sees you have a same-sex spouse when file with HR to get them on your insurance? How the fuck does that make sense?

This is literally the first I’ve heard of this upcoming Hearing