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US Supreme Court Takes On Workplace Gay And Transgender Rights

Gay rights advocates celebrate outside the Supreme Court in 2015 after judges ruled in favor of same-sex marriage: new rulings on sexual minorities' rights in the workplace may face a rockier passage
A sharply divided US Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday on whether employers can fire workers because they are gay or transgender in a case seen as a potential landmark ruling for LGBTQ rights."We are talking about millions and millions of people who go to work every day fearful of being fired because of who they are," said Gerald Bostock, whose case is being heard by the nation's top court.
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