For example, the Bostock SCOTUS opinion did not recognize “gender identity” as a protected category under Title VIi. Rather, it recognized that employment discrimination based on one’s “transgender status” is inherently discrimination based on one’s sex. The opinion seems to have deliberately avoided use of the words “gender identity” and did not define “transgender status” but emphasized the transition steps undertaken by plaintiff trans woman Aimee Stephens.

Oh wow, I did not realize that. I could've sworn I'd read people claiming that it protected gender identity! Guess it might've just been some people reporting what they wanted the ruling to be...