ABSTRACT
In June 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 in a landmark decision, Bostock v Clayton County, that sex under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 includes sexual orientation and gender identity. An individual can no longer be fired for being homosexual or transgender. The decision is seismic. For the past 50 years, sex was defined as biological sex (male and female) and now includes the protected traits of sexual orientation and gender identity. The ruling is broad, its impact reaching over 100 federal statutes, including credit, health care, and housing. This chapter describes the historical legal development and analysis of the landmark ruling Bostock v. Clayton County (2020) and its implications on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer employment and federal antidiscrimination statutes, including housing and health care.
