sexual orientation
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Virginia, Ginsburg’s opinion for the court explaining the Constitution’s guarantees against sex discrimination—which judges apply in cases of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity as well.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
He wrote the court’s four major rulings rejecting discrimination based on sexual orientation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Clayton County, a 2020 Supreme Court decision that established workplace discrimination protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
They worked to exclude religious schools anyway by forbidding participants from discriminating based on religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
No matter what race we are, what ethnic background, sexual orientation, or what views we may have, we are all human.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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