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==Facts==

==Facts==

Three cases were decided by ''Bostock v. Clayton County'', each of which dealt with the firing of a homosexual or transgender employee.

Three cases were decided by ''Bostock v. Clayton County'', each of which dealt with the firing of a homosexual or [[gender confusion|gender-confused]] employee.

Gerald Bostock was an employee of Clayton County, Georgia, where he worked as a child welfare advocate.  He was fired after he started participating in a gay softball league.<ref name="ref1">https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/17-1618_hfci.pdf</ref>

Gerald Bostock was an employee of Clayton County, Georgia, where he worked as a child welfare advocate.  He was fired after he started participating in a softball league for homosexuals.<ref name="ref1">https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/17-1618_hfci.pdf</ref>

Donald Zarda worked for a New York company named Altitude Express, where he was employed as a skydiving instructor.  He was fired shortly after indicating that he was gay.<ref name="ref1"/>

Donald Zarda worked for a New York company named Altitude Express, where he was employed as a skydiving instructor.  He was fired shortly after indicating that he was homosexual.<ref name="ref1"/>

Aimee Stephens was employed by R. G. & G. R. Harris Funeral Homes in Garden City, Michigan, after she applied as a male.  After seeking treatment for emotional and mental struggles, she was diagnosed with gender dysphoria.  At her clinicians' recommendation, she told her employer that she was going to begin to “live and work full-time as a woman,” and upon this statement she was fired by the funeral home.<ref name="ref1"/>

Aimee Stephens, who is biologically male, was employed by R. G. & G. R. Harris Funeral Homes in Garden City, Michigan, after he applied as a male.  After seeking treatment for emotional and mental struggles, he was diagnosed with gender dysphoria.  At his clinicians' recommendation, he told his employer that he was going to begin to "live and work full-time as a woman," and upon this statement he was fired by the funeral home.<ref name="ref1"/>

==Case History==

==Case History==

Each employee brought suit for sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  The lawsuits brought by Mr. Zarda and Ms. Stephens were allowed to proceed by the Second and Sixth Circuits, respectively.  On the other hand, the Eleventh Circuit ruled that it was not illegal for Clayton County, under the text of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to fire Mr. Bostock for being gay; therefore, it was appropriate to dismiss the claim as a matter of law.<ref name="ref1"/>

Each employee brought suit for sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  The lawsuits brought by Mr. Zarda and Mr. Stephens were allowed to proceed by the Second and Sixth Circuits, respectively.  On the other hand, the Eleventh Circuit ruled that it was not illegal for Clayton County, under the text of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to fire Mr. Bostock for being homosexual; therefore, it was appropriate to dismiss the claim as a matter of law.<ref name="ref1"/>

==See also==

==See also==