'A momentous step forward': Advocates rejoice after Supreme Court backs protection for LGBTQ workers. (via CNBCMakeIt)
"There are no words to describe what I'm feeling at this present moment," Donna Stephens, Aimee's widow, said.
"Millions of LGBTQ Americans still live in fear of losing their job because of who they are or who they love, so this decision is welcome news," said Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., who is gay. "The Supreme Court confirmed that there must be equal justice under the law for LGBTQ Americans in the workplace. This decision gives our community dignity and legal recourse should our civil rights be violated.
The Williams Institute, an LGBTQ research center at UCLA Law School, estimated that the ruling protects an estimated 8.1 million working-age LGBTQ people in the United States: 7.1 million lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer people, and 1 million transgender people.
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