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EEOC: Workplace Discrimination Against Gay Employee Is Sex Discrimination

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Protections for gay and lesbian people are rare in federal law, but a recent administrative decision might open a door. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently ruled that discrimination against a gay male employee was sex discrimination. A civil rights attorney says, if federal courts latch onto that definition, same-sex oriented people could have protections in the same way as people who claim discrimination on the basis of gender.

Rapid City freelancer Victoria L. Wicks has been producing news for SDPB since August 2007. She Retired from this position in March 2023.
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