Over 200 major companies sign Supreme Court brief in favor of LGBTQ workers

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More than 200 major U.S. and international corporations signed an amicus brief submitted to the Supreme Court arguing that excluding sexual orientation and gender identity from federal civil rights law “would undermine the nation’s business interests.”

July 2, 2019, 6:17 PM UTCMore than 200 major U.S. and international corporations signed an amicus brief submitted to the Supreme Court on Tuesday arguing that excluding sexual orientation and gender identity from federal civil rights law “would undermine the nation’s business interests.”

“The 206 businesses that join this brief as amici collectively employ over 7 million employees, and comprise over $5 trillion in revenue,” the brief states. “These businesses — which range across a wide variety of industries — share a common interest in equality because they know that ending discrimination in the workplace is good for business, employees, and the U.S. economy as a whole.”

The brief, filed by several LGBTQ-rights groups, argues that LGBTQ people deserve to share in the fruits of a free market economy, with “the opportunity to earn a living, excel in their professions, and provide for their families free from fear of unequal treatment.”

 

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If Congress wants to ban these particular discrimination categories, it can always amend the law to do so, but reading into the law something that isn’t there isn’t what courts are supposed to do.

You still discriminate again those who think they are inanimate objects 🤣

'arguing that excluding sexual orientation and gender identity from federal civil rights law “would undermine the nation’s business interests.”' - True. Let's be clear. It would undermine the nation. Period.

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