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all right Sam, thank you
developing right now a landmark
decision from the Supreme Court
a historic victory for the gay
and transgender community in a
6 to 3 ruling the court ruled
that you cannot be fired from
your job based on your gender
or sexual orientation now some
states.
>> Already had this kind of
worker protection but Texas was
not one of them. Until today
channel two’s taisha Walker is
live tonight with the local
activists who made it their
mission to advance a workplace
protections taisha good
evening.
>> Good evening lgbtq advocates
say that today’s ruling came as
a welcome surprise though
they’re celebrating today, they
say the fight for civil rights
continues tomorrow.
>> The Supreme Court has voted
to extend employment rights
under Title 7 of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964. As of today
lgbtq employees in all 50
states can no longer be
discriminated against in the
workplace due to their sexual
orientation and gender status.
I was expecting.
>> To be honest the the ruling
>> To be honest the the ruling
to go the other way but what I
saw was 6, 3, And gorsuch in
Roberts had sided with the
liberal majority.
>> I went wow Houston trans
activists Monica Roberts had to
say goodbye to a pass career
say goodbye to a pass career
due to discrimination in large
part I lost a 14 year airline
career because of this criminal
because anti transform a
nation. It’s why Robertson
lgbtq advocates like low
Roberts had been fighting for
workplace equality for Harris
County was spoken commissioners
court to get those same rights
implemented for Harris County.
Then a month later we get the
same thing for 4 days prior to
today, Texas along with 25
other states could not prevent
employers from firing someone
based on their gender identity
or sexual orientation. Many in
the community say today’s
ruling is even bigger than
marriage equality because this
impacts all the saying was that
the obergefell case that now
you can get married on Sunday
to get fired from your job on
Monday now the Supreme Court in
this rolling.
>> And it is 6, 3, on top of it
says that.
>> You can’t do that. Though
today’s ruling is a reason to
celebrate they say more work
needs to be done especially for
the black trans community just
the blight and heat.
Discrimination when it comes to
people.
>> And not considering everyone
came in not only that but ’s
not just in the workplace, but
it’s when within our everyday
community.
>> Mayor Turner issued a
statement today saying in part
that no one should be
