Iranian Law Same-sex is Death Penalty

Many cities in Texas still do not protect transgender or people's gender identity in the workplace. Meaning that a person could be fired or not hired by just their sexual orientation or gender identity. 22 out of the 50 states have made it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation which is less than half of the country (Midwest New Media). This leaves the rest of the 28 states have the ability to discriminate against people because of their sexual orientation free of charge. This is a national issue rather than a state issue because although there are still laws protecting the LGBTQ+ members in some states there is still oppression in the rest of the states. About 89% of Americans think it is illegal by federal law to fire a person because of their gender identity (Hunt, 2012).

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This act protects race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.

In 2014 President Obama announced that sexual discrimination is illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This was agreed by the Attorney general and the EEOC. Then in 2017 the Trump administration Department of Justice broke with the precedent and declared that Title VII did not cover sexual orientation discrimination. The decision meant that the executive branch’s law enforcement agency would not stand against workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (2018).

Aimee Stephens was fired from her job because she transitioned from her gender. She then sued the employer for sex discrimination. The case became the first trans gender right case to receive a hearing from the Supreme Court (Burns, 2020).

Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia. Bostock was fired from his job because he joined a gay baseball team. The case went to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the decision is still pending (Barnes, 2019).

Donald Zarda was fired from his job because he told a client he was gay. The Supreme Court will also hear about this case and the decision is still pending (Barnes, 2019).

Texas currently has no laws that protect people from their sexual orientation or gender identity. In 2017 advocates in Texas faced two legislative sessions where discriminatory legislation took center stage. However most of the bills that were passed were against the LGBTQ+ community (2018).

A bill in Nebraska concerning sexual orientation discrimination has been put on hold for more than five years (Pluhacek & Lincoln Journal Star, 2015).

Article 20 of the Swazi Constitution provides for equality before the law and non-discrimination, but does not prevent discrimination on the grounds of sex, language, sexual orientation, and gender identity (2018).

Under the Fair Employment and Housing Act, employers are prohibited from discriminating on an individual’s sexual orientation (2018).

Under Iranian law, same-sex conduct is punishable by flogging and, for men, the death penalty (2018).

Minorities are mostly affected by this because being transgender and a minority makes it harder for them to be able to have a safe working environment. Minorities as it is discriminated against in the workplace being trnsgender would make it dangerous. The individual will most likely lose their job.

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