sexual orientation
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Clayton County, which held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects against employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
A PPS spokesperson said it worked with other organisations across the justice system "to ensure that hostility based on race, religion, sexual orientation, or disability is confronted wherever it arises".
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
They didn’t track representation based on gender, sexual orientation or Asian origin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Department of Housing and Urban Development has for years interpreted the law as banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
While race and sexual orientation are perfectly appropriate aspects of one’s identity to embrace, criminality for its own sake most certainly is not.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
