I think Bostock vs. Clayton County was the worst ruling in recent SCOTUS history, and I think if the court gets packed with liberal justices that double down on this ruling, it will create a right-wing backlash that will last for at least a decade

submitted by FediNetizen from self.politics

This would be in contrast to something like Brown v. Board of Education, which helped lead to equal rights for minorities and made racism a taboo, which was an absolute win in my book.

The Bostock case declared that gay and transsexual people can't be discriminated against, because they are protected under Title VII. Title VII prohibits discrimination on the basis of, among other things, sex. The suit was on whether or not the sex protection covered gay and/or transsexual people.

The majority opinion was that it did, and I agree with the dissent of Alito and Thomas that it didn't. The legislators that passed Title VII in the 60s certainly didn't intend "sex" to mean gay people or trans people, and you can't just ignore legislative intent where it's convenient.

Why do I think this is such a big deal? Because of Title IX. Would love to hear your thoughts.

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    [–]FediNetizen[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    You should read Thomas and Alito's joint dissent on this, because they really hammer the majority opinion for making that leap.

    [–]random3 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Americans think that the government would never make boat purchases mandatory.

    [–]cant_even 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    When Title VII was passed in the '60s, sexual deviancy was a mental illness. It was voted (Dontcha "fucking love" Science?) to be not a mental illness in 1973.

    The actual conditions covered by Title VII are immutable, as in; "the way you're born". Sexual 'identity' is determined at conception, not when your single-mom decides "you're a girl".