One Comment for “The End of LGBT Advocacy Groups? Hardly.”
posted by Tom Scharbach on
It is a bit early for the media to proclaim victory.
First, the Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether Title VII applies to sexual orientation and sexual identity, not the Circuit Courts. The outcome at the Supreme Court is by no means certain given the makeup of the current court, and is likely to become less favorable over time as Justices Ginsburg and Kennedy are replaced over the next few years.
Second, while Title VII protection is as important as marriage equality, the road to “equal means equal” remains long even after that battle has been won, if it is won.
Take a look at the cases Lamba Legal is currently working on, and consider how few of these cases involve Title VII issues. Then head over to the ACLU and look at the docket of LGBT cases the ACLU is fighting. And finally, head over to Protect Thy Neighbor’s 2018 State and Federal Legislation Trackers and consider the 50-plus anti-equality bills pending in legislatures.
After you’ve done that, I wonder if you’ll agree with the Blade conclusion that we are on the cusp of being able to declare “Mission Accomplished”. Maybe you will. I sure don’t.
One Comment for “The End of LGBT Advocacy Groups? Hardly.”
posted by Tom Scharbach on
It is a bit early for the media to proclaim victory.
First, the Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether Title VII applies to sexual orientation and sexual identity, not the Circuit Courts. The outcome at the Supreme Court is by no means certain given the makeup of the current court, and is likely to become less favorable over time as Justices Ginsburg and Kennedy are replaced over the next few years.
Second, while Title VII protection is as important as marriage equality, the road to “equal means equal” remains long even after that battle has been won, if it is won.
Take a look at the cases Lamba Legal is currently working on, and consider how few of these cases involve Title VII issues. Then head over to the ACLU and look at the docket of LGBT cases the ACLU is fighting. And finally, head over to Protect Thy Neighbor’s 2018 State and Federal Legislation Trackers and consider the 50-plus anti-equality bills pending in legislatures.
After you’ve done that, I wonder if you’ll agree with the Blade conclusion that we are on the cusp of being able to declare “Mission Accomplished”. Maybe you will. I sure don’t.