ruled that LGBTQ people are protected from employment discrimination under federal civil rights laws. The ruling immediately improved the lives of 6 million LGBTQ Americans who live in one of our country’s 28 states that lack explicit employment protections for LGBTQ workers under state law.Importantly, the victory was a 6-3 ruling authored by Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, a Trump appointee, for a majority conservative Court.
Polls show that a supermajority of Americans — 72 percent in a recent PRRI poll — support protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination.