Jeff Sessions Just Reversed A Policy That Protects Transgender Workers From Discrimination
Source: BuzzFeed News
The Justice Department under Obama decreed that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned transgender discrimination in the workplace. But in a new memo, the attorney general rescinded the policy.
Originally posted on October 5, 2017, at 10:00 a.m.
Updated on October 5, 2017, at 10:37 a.m.
Dominic Holden
BuzzFeed News Reporter
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has reversed a federal government policy that said transgender workers were protected from discrimination under a 1964 civil rights law, according to a memo dated Wednesday and sent to US attorneys around the country and heads of federal agencies.
Sessions’ memo, obtained by BuzzFeed News, says, “Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination encompasses discrimination between men and women but does not encompass discrimination based on gender identity per se, including transgender status.”
It adds that the government will take this position in pending and future matters, which could have far-reaching implications across the federal government and may result in the Justice Department fighting against transgender workers in court.
“Although federal law, including Title VII, provides various protections to transgender individuals, Title VII does not prohibit discrimination based on gender identity per se,” Sessions writes.
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