This morning, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that declares “An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII.”
To the surprise of almost, well, everyone, the 6-3 opinion was penned by Neil Gorsuch, the conservative justice appointed by Donald Trump. Gorsuch was joined by Justices Kagan, Sotomayor, Ginsburg, and Roberts.
“An employer who fires an individual for being homosexual or transgender fires that person for traits or actions it would not have questioned in members of a different sex. Sex plays a necessary and undisguisable role in the decision, exactly what Title VII forbids,” Gorsuch wrote.
And now, the responses…
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Some people simply can’t believe it…
Oh my god it’s illegal to fire someone for being gay on a 6-3 SCOTUS decision and is that….is that something good that happened?
— “Celia” (@_celia_bedelia_) June 15, 2020
Whoa. 6-3 SCOTUS: An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII.
— The Rude Pundit (@rudepundit) June 15, 2020
Any other gays seeing this news and blinking? I’ve read through a few times and…we won? WE WON?! And Gorsuch wrote the…I just. WE WON?!!!! Civil Rights Law Protects Gay and Transgender Workers, Supreme Court Rules https://t.co/0smoPRgwsw
— Kimberly Burns (@kimberlyburnspr) June 15, 2020
What if we had a Supreme Court that didn’t shock and amaze us whenever it did the right thing?
— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) June 15, 2020
i don’t know how to compute a good scotus decision
— rachel syme (@rachsyme) June 15, 2020
Others are happy but feel there’s still more work to do…
Insane to me that in 2020 the Supreme Court still has to rule that people can’t be fired just for being gay or trans (just sounds like common sense/decency) — and 3 justices actually voted against it.
America gets 0 stars. Would not recommend. #SCOTUS
— Kato Leonard (@kato3000) June 15, 2020
So you can’t be fired for being gay or trans, but a health professional can reject you for it.
Make it make sense @SCOTUSblog #SCOTUS
— TOP 23% 🔥😛✨ (@Lightskin_AF) June 15, 2020
Thanks for the anniversary present of basic human rights, SCOTUS! 🏳️🌈 pic.twitter.com/e3pu8obPZz
— Chasten Buttigieg (@Chasten) June 15, 2020
SCOTUS said the gays can have a little basic right to workplace protection, as a treat🌈🌈🌈
— anti-k*rens activist (@aktieks98) June 15, 2020
Just a reminder that @SenatorCollins had no problem voting in a judge who thinks it’s cool for people to be fired for being gay or trans. Time for her to go. #Pride #SCOTUS #ByeFelicia
— Miles Kahn (@mileskahn) June 15, 2020
Of course, there are a few people (read: homophobes) who are OUTRAGED…
What the hell?
— Michigander (@Maggie02651781) June 15, 2020
That is just so funny. I have never met anyone that harassed a gay person. But I have heard plenty of gay people whine and use it as excuse when they didn’t get their way.
— PA (@patqwerty) June 15, 2020
I support equality for everyone obviously but the #SCOTUS ruling gives ammo to the extreme SJWs. Allowing them to sue businesses will increase law suits based on using the gay or trans card against any action they don’t like or when they want something ridiculous done.
— Clean Slate America 2020 PAC (@StonneJayson) June 15, 2020
Very disappointed that Justice Gorsuch got the ruling on Title VII wrong. Kavanaugh, Thomas, and Alito got it right. #SCOTUS
— Robert Sacamano 🇺🇸 (@ScarletKnight89) June 15, 2020
But the vast majority of people seem to be taking a pause to celebrate this historic moment…
SCOTUS SAID GAY RIGHTS
— Stefan Smith (@TheStefanSmith) June 15, 2020
Good morning to Justices Gorsuch(??), Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan, and Sotomayor ONLY 🏳️🌈
— grant 🧔🏻 (@urdadssidepiece) June 15, 2020
In the 1970s, I was fired for coming out as a gay man not once, but twice. It took me nearly a decade to get my career started and I still bear the scars. Today’s #SCOTUS ruling is a huge win for LGBTQ+ people!
— David Milley 🏳️🌈 (@davemilley) June 15, 2020
Lemme go twirl my GAY ass in every boardroom that discriminated against me in my professional career.. #LGBT #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/ou0Io5HZNN
— Black Lives Matter ✊🏼 (@BenjaminDiCosta) June 15, 2020
Not gonna lie – the SCOTUS ruling is making me emotional.
Employment discrimination has always been a second-tier issue in the mainstream gay rights narrative, but it’s always been considerably more important for more people.
More of us have to work than have to get married.
— Cody Daigle-Orians (@CDaigleOrians) June 15, 2020
Today, #SCOTUS has ruled that no LGBTQ American can be fired because of who they are or who they love.
— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) June 15, 2020
Gays walking into work after #SCOTUS ruling: pic.twitter.com/ovUCOsz69D
— Shane Avery (@ShaneAvery) June 15, 2020
When I joined @MunichRe_US 20 years ago, my parents begged me to stay in the closet at work, fearing I’d be fired if anyone found out if I was gay.
Thank you, SCOTUS, for ending this fear for millions of current and future Americans. #PRIDE2020 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈 https://t.co/SH6Dwf9eX7
— Mark C. Bove (@MarkCBove) June 15, 2020
first the gays + trans people shut down the streets of brooklyn, then they came for the scotus servers.
QUEER POWER, Y’ALL
— Paige Leskin (@paigeleskin) June 15, 2020
Living as a gay person in a red state feeling very happy about today’s #SCOTUS decision 🏳️🌈
— Stixil 🌹✨ (@StixilFox) June 15, 2020
The timing of this decision could not be worse for the Trump administration. It just rolled out two new policies rejecting protections for transgender people under laws that bar discrimination because of sex.
SCOTUS basically just said the administration’s theory is dead wrong.
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) June 15, 2020
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Next time you hear some A ss hole speak out that gays are constantly asking for SPECIAL RIGHTS
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Vince
I can feel the collective rage the christian evangelicals are feeling right about now.
Mister P
This must be very upsetting to the pro discrimination crowd. They must hate that their religion doesn’t allow them to be dicks. They might have to admit that religious freedom doesn’t mean discrimination.
GayEGO
You can be sure that Trump is fuming about this along with Mike Pence!
Terrycloth
I’ll go out and get a cake made to celebrate. Oh that’s right ..they won’t make me one.
Mack
Are you going to celebrate or get married? I think they’re problem is the married part. But it’s all bullshit. They’re just bigots.
dmanhart
I agree with Mack. They don’t want their hairdressers or interior designers being discriminated against. They just don’t want their marriage to be equal to theirs.
GayEGO
This is good news! I am glad that Gorsuch and Roberts stuck to their actions. Gorsuch supported gays in Colorado and Roberts accepted Marriage Equality.
jennifer.white530
It is a great week for all gay people. Even though so many democrats are upset they lost so many statues of their military leaders from the civil war I hope we can all come together and celebrate this victory with the help of Trump appointed Justice Neil Gorsuch.
radiooutmike
Uhh, those “democrats” really don’t exist.
You mean “republicans” but really it’d be easier to say “southern racists”.
You don’t get to brag about being the party of Lincoln, while trampling on the Emancipation Proclamation today.
boymikefl
Figures the drunken college molester (allegedly) & old Uncle Tom who also molested Anita (allegedly), the GOP really know how to lift these scum bags up. Waiting for Trump to appoint that guy banned from the mall to the Supreme Court. Roy Moore, took a while. YAY for the gays today. Trans are the next fight.
WSnyder
This is a HUGE [ or dare I say YUGE] Victory! For several reasons, the first and foremost is where we could’ve been had we lost. Think of that for a sec. If we were looking at a 5-4 Against, that Title VII doesn’t protect LGBTQ+ Workers, that anyone could be fired and that all the State and Local laws on this could be challenged. A Victory for the Right. THANK GOD that nightmare is put to bed. This is like our D-Day, we’ve made it to shore, it’s been brutal, we’ve lost a lot of good people along the way. But we’ve got our Beachhead. It’s not over and there’s a long fight ahead of us. But we know now it’s Doable. We can win, we will win. Like Debbie said ‘mourn the losses because they are many. But celebrate the victories because they are few.’
And this one, this Victory…Changes Everything.
Hussain-TheCanadian
Congratulations to all Gay Americans on this amazing decision, these rights are well deserved and hard fought for. This is another step towards equality, protection, and safety under the law.
To all heaters, we revel in your tears, your rage is music to our ears, your collective screeching, to us sounds like the trumpets of the angels ushering in a new dawn.
Dirk Beach-Barrow
Will this ruling apply to an openly Gay Male Couple that rent a Condo and is being harassed by two neighbors and a Home Owners Association? If so, is there a California lawyer that will represent us?
Kangol2
No, housing discrimination is still allowed by many US states. Also, the transgender ban still applies since Title VII only applies to private military contractors.
The Democrats in the US House passed the Equality Act in 2019. It would cover ending anti-LGBTQ discrimination in employment, housing, education, public spaces and accommodations, public services, credit, federally funded programs, and jury duty,
It is stalled in…surprise, surprise…the GOP-run US Senate. A Democratic Senate and President would pass it in a heartbeat, so please, vote in your primary if it hasn’t happened yet and please vote this November!
missvamp
eat it mofos- we got rights!! ROFL
Kangol2
This was an excellent ruling. The 4 liberal justices were going to support it, but Gorsuch’s literalism led him to the same conclusion, and Roberts agreed. One sign of how upset the far-right conservatives on the court were is Alito’s insanely long, raged-filled dissent. Brett Kavanaugh also dissented. Imagine that!
michel_banen
Somehow it’s sad to be this happy about what should be basic human rights. But with that orange dictator in the white house the USA has been going back in time FAST….. Hope the American people will be wiser this november….
dmanhart
My heart goes out to religious social conservatives. No one should feel the pain they are feeling right now. So I will simply LICK THE TEARS OFF OF THEIR CHEEKS!
FridM
We are Truly amazing and offer so much to the world! Keep knocking down the walls! It’s crazy that others are so blind to the truth and our value.