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Supreme Court Rules LGBTQ Workers Are Protected From Job Discrimination

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LGBTQ rights demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on October 8, 2019. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
LGBTQ rights demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on October 8, 2019. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

The Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of LGBTQ workers. The justices ruled that the federal law that bars discrimination based on sex also applies to gay and transgender workers.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with Kevin Jennings, CEO of Lambda Legal, about the ruling.

This segment aired on June 15, 2020.

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