A Historic LGBTQ Supreme Court Case and The Man Who Started It All

"When I read those words, 'an employer that terminates based on sexual orientation and gender identity' — I tell you, I looked at my partner and I said, 'We did this!'"

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Gerald Bostock, who says he lost his job because he is gay, poses outside his home in Atlanta on Sept. 9, 2019.

The date... June 17! The time... News O'Clock!

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And we talk with Gerald Bostock, the lead plaintiff of Monday's landmark Supreme Court case Bostock v. Clayton County. In a 6–3 ruling, the court decided that, under federal law, LGBTQ employees cannot be fired based on their sexuality or gender identity.

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Jun. 17, 2020, at 23:23 PM

Correction: The caption of the photograph of Gerald Bostock misidentified the date and location in a previous version of this post.