Question

Bostock v. Clayton County case 2020:

FACTS ?

ISSUES ?

ANSWER ?

REASONING ?

Answer 1

Facts: A man named Gerald Lynn Bostock worked for Clayton County at the Juvenlile Court of Clayton County as a Child Welfare Services Coordinator. He started participating in a recreational softball league for transgender but his participation was publicly criticized by powerful people in Clayton County. On the Bostock’s program when an internal audit was conducted by Clayton County the Bostock was subsequently terminated on the grounds that his conduct turns to be “unbecoming of a County employee.” Clayton County was sued by Bostock arguing that he was terminated due to his sexual orientation which violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (1964). The Bostock’s claim was dismissed by Clayton County arguing that the sexual orientations are not covered under Title VII.
Issues: The legal question that court considered: Whether an employer could fire a person based on gender identity or sexual orientation?
Answer: The Court held that the employees who are discriminated by employers for being homosexual or transgender unlawfully intend to rely on sex while making their decisions. The employers who fires an employee merely for being transgender defies the law
Reasoning: The Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids any sort of the discrimination based on the gender identity and sexual orientation.