Hannah Till
17th November 2019
PS431: Civil Rights and Liberties
Title VII: Sex Discrimination
The Supreme Court is currently reviewing the cases of Bostock V. Clayton County, GA,
Altitude Express, Inc. V. Zarda and R.G and G.R Harris Funeral Home V. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission. All three of these cases are bringing about the issue of whether sexual
orientation and sexual identity are civil rights protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, under the basis of sex discrimination.
BOSTOCK V. CLAYTON COUNTY, GA
Question:
“Whether discrimination against an employee because of sexual
orientation constitutes prohibited employment discrimination “because of…
sex” within the meaning of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42U.S.C.
§ 2000e-2.
