LGBTQ+ Rights and the Supreme Court with Matt Skinner '09
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In this episode, we are speaking with Matthew Skinner '09, executive director of the New York State Unified Court System’s Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission, about the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia.
Skinner was appointed to the Failla Commission in December 2017. The Commission itself was created in 2016 to promote equal participation and access throughout the court system regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. It was named in honor of late New York State Supreme Court Justice and LGBTQ rights advocate Richard C. Failla, who was the first openly gay person elected to that court.
For those who may have missed the ruling on June 15, with a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act—which bans workplace discrimination based on sex, race and religion—also applies to sexual orientation. Prior to the decision, it was legal in a majority of states for employees to be fired for being gay, bisexual, or transgender.
More about the Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/ip/LGBTQ/index.shtml
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