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Esteban Hernández

If you are in the U.S., 17-1618 Bostock v. Clayton County (06/15/2020) - Supreme Court found that the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does protect against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity as both of these factors are inextricably related to sex. It is also the employers responsibility (or rather the defendant's) responsibility, not the plaintiff's, to prove that the alleged discrimination didn't occur.

Further, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 584 U.S. ___ (2018) is a case often cited by religious institutions as the foundation for discrimination against LGBTQ+ people due to religious belief but this is an incorrect interpretation of the ruling which states that the State cannot compel speech but can require business. Meaning that the government cannot force you to accept something you are religiously opposed to but a business must still abide by anti-discrimination laws.