Judge rules that, yeah, Texas employers absolutely can discriminate against LGBT workers. Which, we kind of already knew because LGBT isn't... -- (edited)
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Qale (aka Qale)
Oct 6 '22, 21:26
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...a constitutionally protected class, even though it ought to be.
In a 33-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk said the Biden guidance incorrectly interpreted the 2020 Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, which held that workplace discrimination based on sexuality or gender identity is unconstitutional.
Kacsmaryk said the White House misread the ruling to mean that it created a "catchall protected class" for LGBT expression in public when it did not.
A Trump appointee, Kacsmaryk's selection was highly criticized by civil rights groups and Democrats who pointed to his previous anti-LGBT statements as proof he would not be impartial.
The Kacsmaryk ruling issued Saturday marked a major victory for INDICTED and RECENT SUBPOENA FLEER Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has heightened his focus on restricting LGBT rights in recent years, framing the issue as being primarily about health and safety.
“The court’s decision is not only a win for the rule of law, but for the safety and protection of Texas children,” Paxton said in a statement. “The Biden Administration’s attempts to radicalize federal law to track its woke political beliefs are beyond dangerous. I will continue to push back against these unlawful attempts to use federal agencies to normalize extremist positions that put millions of Texans at risk.”
Paxton is running for a third term in November’s general election; recent polls show his race against Democrat Rochelle Garza is likely to be the closest statewide contest.
Garza, a former ACLU attorney, has said she plans to create a civil rights division within the attorney general’s office to litigate discrimination cases.
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